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MODIFIED VINYLAMITIE-CONTAINING POLYMERS AS ADDITIVES N PAPERMAKING
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to vinylamine-containing polymers and processes
for preparing them,
wherein the amine groups are substituted with (1) cationic functional groups,
(2) anionic functional
groups, (3) hydrophobic functional groups, (4) hydrophilic functional groups,
(5) functional groups
that impart amphoteric characteristics to the polymers, or (6) combinations
thereof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Both partially hydrolyzed polyvinylformamide or fully hydrolyzed
polyvinylformamide (i.e.,
polyvinylamine) can be used as dry strength additives, wet strength additives,
retention aids, and
drainage aids in papermaking. Polyvinylamine is highly cationic due to its
high density of primary
amine or amidine functionality. These polymers possess strong hydrogen bonding
ability as a result of
this high density of primary amine groups. U.S. Patent No. 2,721,140 discloses
use of polyvinylamine
as an additive to make papers having high wet strength, while U.S. Patent No.
5,961,782 discloses use
of polyvinylamine to make crosslinkable creping adhesive formulations. U.S.
Patent No. 4,421,602
discloses a partially hydrolyzed, water-soluble polymer of N-vinylformamide
that contains N-
vinylforrnamide units and vinylamine units. It also discloses use of
polyvinylamine and a 50%
hydrolyzed polyvinylformamide to increase flocculation efficiencies, fines
retention, and the drainage
rate of pulp fiber in papermaking processes, while U.S. Patent No. 6,159,340
discloses the use of such
polymers as dry and wet strength additives in paper and paperboard production.
U.S. Patent Nos.
6,616,807 and 6,797,785 disclose use of polyvinylamines as drainage aids,
flocculants, and retention
aids in the paper making.
[0003] Polyvinylamines are typically made by solution, free-radical
polymerization of N-
vinylformamide monomer, followed by base- or acid-catalyzed hydrolysis,
whereby the primary
amine in the polymer backbone is deprotected, releasing formic acid. U.S.
Patent No. 4,774,285
discloses that N-vinylforrnamide monomer may be copolymerized with an
additional vinyl monomer,
e.g., vinyl acetate, and subsequently hydrolyzed to produce a water-soluble
copolymer of vinylamine
and vinyl alcohol, which may be used as wet and dry strength additives for
papermaking. U.S. Patent
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No. 5,630,907 discloses copolymer compositions containing both vinylamine and
acrylic acid units,
as well as their applications. U.S. Patent No. 6,824,650 discloses using a
polyvinylamine polymer
with a polymeric anionic reactive compound to improve paper strength. U.S.
Patent No. 6,797,785
discloses copolymers containing vinylamine units in combination with either
diallyldimethylammonium (chloride) (DADMAC) or acrylamide units via reverse
emulsion
polymerization, and their use as flocculants and coagulants in papermaking. EP
0251182 discloses
copolymers containing vinylamine and acrylonitrile units for use in
papermaking as drainage aids,
retention aids, as well as wet end additives for increasing the dry strength
of paper products. In
general, these copolymers contain vinylamine units and additional vinyl units
linked together
randomly through carbon-carbon bonds in a linear fashion, where the additional
vinyl units reduce the
density of vinylamine units in the polymer backbone, thereby giving it a lower
cationic charge density
as compared to polyvinylamine homopolymer.
[0004] The amine functionality of polyvinylamine can react with a variety of
compounds having
reactive functional groups. Post-polymerization chemical modification of
polyvinylamine with
functional groups is an alternative approach to produce polyvinylamine
derivatives with altered
physical and application properties. U.S. Patent No. 5,292,441 discloses the
use of quaternized
polyvinylamines as flocculants for wastewater clarification, where the
quaternized polyvinylamines
are obtained from the reaction of polyvinylamine with a quatemizing agent,
such as methyl chloride,
dimethyl sulfate, or benzyl chloride. U.S. Patent No. 6,864,330 discloses a
PEG grafted
polyvinylamine derivative and also discloses that primary amines of the
grafted polymer can be
further cationized by reacting with an epoxide that contains the quaternary
ammonium group. The
grafted polymers are prepared by polymerizing vinylformamide in the presence
of a PEG through free
radical polymerization and are structurally different from polyvinylamine
homopolymer and the
copolymers. U.S. Patent No. 5,994,449 discloses a resin composition that is
the reaction product of
epihalohydrin with a mixture of a poly(vinylamine-co-vinyl alcohol) copolymer
and a
polyaminoamide, as well as the use of these compositions as a crdping
adhesives.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0005] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer comprising
randomly distributed
repeating monomer units having at least one of the formulae (I), (II), (III),
(IV), (V), (VI), (VII),
(XIII), or (XIV):
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(I) (III) (IV) (V)
{ NH ..2 ---111/1
R9R10 L.R3
OH
I
N X Rs
R3 R4 COOH
Rio
(VI) (VII) (mu) (Xov)
NH n
"4 ns
- N NI N N
R7 R5 S7 y sz YC)4,,eZ
R5 R1 A
Ri
said polymer optionally further comprising randomly distributed repeating
monomer units having at
least one of the formulae (VIII), (IX), (X), or (XII):
(V111) (X) (XII)
R j NH2 p NH k N
- I
1:41
wherein X- is any anion, preferably Cl-, Br-, or I-; Y is ¨C(=0)¨ or ¨CH2¨ or
a single bond; R is any
functionality, preferably H, --COOH, -COORI, -CH2NRIR4, -N11112.4, ¨CONR1R4,
¨OH, -000R1, -
OR], ¨NO2, ¨CN, ¨N(CH)3, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkanoxyl; R1 and 114,
identically or differently, are
H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons; Ra is H
or CH3; R2 is a straight
chain or branched alkyl group containing up to 12 carbons, optionally
substituted with hydroxyl,
preferably ¨CH2CH(OH)CH2¨ or ¨CH2CH2¨; R3 and R10 are H or a straight chain or
branched alkyl
containing up to 22 carbons, preferably ¨CH3 or ¨C112C113; R5 is a straight
chain or branched alkyl or
alkenyl group containing up to 18 carbons; R6 is a monosaccharide, or
oligosaccharide, or
polysaccharide moiety, or a straight or branched alkyl group up to 18 carbons,
or a hydroxyl-
containing or an aldehyde-containing alkyl group; R9 is a straight chain or
branched alkyl group
containing up to 12 carbons, preferably ¨Cl2CH2¨; Rii is ¨R1, -01(1, -NRIR4,
preferably -NH2; R7
S, and Z, identically or differently are ¨R9N(R10)2, ¨R214*(R3)2 114X,
¨CH2CH(OH)CH20114, ¨Y¨
R5¨COOH, -Y-R5-00R11, or ¨CH(OH)R6 ; k,i, mi, m2, ni, n2, n3, n4,115, p, q, g
and h, are non-
negative numbers from 0 to 100 indicating mole percent of randomly distributed
repeating units of
formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (VIII), (IX), (X), (XII),
(XIII) or (UV) present in said
polymer, wherein k,j, mi, m2, ni, n2, n3, n4,113, p, q, g and h independently
may be 0 mole percent; and
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the sum of m1, m2, ni, nz, n3, au, ns, g and h is larger than 0.1 mole
percent. The present invention does
not encompass an ethoxylated polymer when m2 is more than 0.1 mole percent and
mt, nt, nz n3. and ri.4
are 0 mole percent. The dashed lines represent the bonds connecting the
repeating units within the
backbone of the polymer.
[0006] Another embodiment of the present invention is a polymer having the
following formula (XI):
(XI)
- NH NH NH NH
n NH n N
- I m1 I L ni 2 , , 3 NH n R NH, p 64,4H _ k
õAIM R2 RV x
/ \ (OH HO'AR6 R7 R5
R5 Ri
R3 R4
R10 OR4 COOH C01211
wherein, the sum of mb m2, ni, n2, n3, n4, and n5 is larger than 0.1 mole
percent.
[0007] In one embodiment of the invention the sum of k, j, mi, m2, ni, n2, n3,
n n5 p, and q is 100
mole percent.
[0008] Another embodiment of the invention is a process for preparing the
modified vinylamine-
containing polymers, comprising the step of reacting a vinylamine-containing
polymer for a period of
time at a reaction temperature with a compound selected from the group
consisting of an alkylating
agent containing a cationic functional group and an amine-reactive functional
group; an alkylating or
acylating agent containing art amine-reactive functional group and that has or
generates a carboxylic
acid or an amide or an amide derivative moiety after acylation or alkylation;
an alkyl glycidyl ether,
an aldehyde-containing compound, such as a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide,
and mixtures
thereof; wherein the resulting polymer is optionally further reacted for a
period of time at a reaction
temperature with a compound selected from the group consisting of an
alkylating agent containing a
cationic functional group and, an amine-reactive functional group; an
alkylating or acylating agent
containing an amine-reactive functional group and that has or generates a
carboxylic acid or an amide
or an amide derivative moiety after acylation or alkylation; an alkyl glycidyl
ether, an aldehyde-
containing compound, such as a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide, and mixtures
thereof.
[0009] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a composition
comprising the modified
vinylamine-containing polymers, wherein the composition is selected from the
group consisting of dry
strength resins for paper products, wet strength resins for paper products;
adhesives; creping
adhesives; drainage aids for papermaking; retention aids for papermaking;
flocculants for water
treatment; coagulants for water treatment; deposit control agents for
papermaking process; stickies
deposit control agent for use in papermaking application and water treatment;
plasticizers for
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optimizing resin properties, and modifiers for optimizing resin properties.
[0010] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a paper product
comprising the modified
vinylamine-containing polymers.
[010a] In a broad aspect, then, the present invention provides a process for
preparing a polymer of
randomly distributed repeating monomer units having at least two of the
formulae (I), (II), (III). (IV),
(V), (VI) (VII), (XIII) or (XIV):
(I) (Ill) (Iv) (v)
NH HN)_
n3
m2 ni n2
R5 R10 R2 @/R3
OH
N X OH
e R5 R5
R3 R4 \ 0 R4 COOH
(VI) (VII) (XIII) (XIV)
NH
n5
..4 - N g h
R7 R5 SV Y s- T
R X 5
R1 R1
CORI I
said polymer optionally further comprising randomly distributed repeating
monomer units having at
least one of the formulae (VIII), (IX), (X), or (XII):
(VIII) (IX) (X) (XII)
R j NH2 p NH k
_HN N
Y q
R,
R,
wherein
X- is any anion;
Y is ¨C(-----0)-- or ¨CH2¨ or a single bond;
R is H, ¨COOH, ¨COORI, ¨CH2NRIR4, ¨NR1 R4, ¨CONRI R4, ¨OH, ¨000RI, ¨OR!,
NO2, ¨CN, ¨N (CH3)3, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkanoxyl;
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R1 and R4 identically or differently are H or a straight chain or branched
alkyl containing up to 22
carbons;
Ra is H or CH3;
R2 is a straight chain or branched alkyl group containing up to 12 carbons,
optionally substituted with
hydroxyl;
R3 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons;
R5 is a straight chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl group containing up to 18
carbons;
R6 is a monosaccharide, or oligosaccharide, or polysaccharide moiety, or a
straight or branched alkyl
group up to 18 carbons, or a hydroxyl-containing or an aldehyde-containing
alkyl group;
R9 is a straight chain or branched alkyl group containing up to 12 carbons;
R10 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons;
R11 is ¨R1, ¨0R1, ¨NR1R4, or ¨1\1112;
R7 and R8 and S and Z identically or differently are ¨R9N(R10)2,
¨1:2.21\1+(R3)2R4X-, ¨
CH2CH(OH)CH2OR4, ¨CH(OH)R6, ¨Y¨R5¨COOH, or ¨Y __ R5¨CORI I; and
k, j, mi, mz, nt, nz, n3, r14, n5, p, q, g and h independently may be 0 mole
percent; and
wherein the sum of ml, mz, ni, nz, n3, n4, n5, g and h, is larger than 0.1
mole percent;
comprising the step of reacting a vinylamine-containing polymer for a period
of time at a reaction
temperature with a compound selected from the group consisting of an
alkylating agent containing a
cationic functional group and an amine-reactive functional group; an
alkylating or acylating agent
containing an amine-reactive functional group and that has or generates a
carboxylic acid or an amide
or an amide derivative moiety after acylation or alkylation; an alkyl glycidyl
ether, an aldehyde
containing compound, and mixtures thereof; wherein the resulting polymer is
optionally further
reacted for a period of time at a reaction temperature with a compound
selected from the group
consisting of an alkylating agent containing a cationic functional group and
an amine-reactive
functional group; an alkylating or acylating agent containing an amine
reactive functional group and
that has or generates a carboxylic acid or an amide or an amide derivative
moiety after acylation or
alkylation; an alkyl glycidyl ether, an aldehyde-containing compound and
mixtures thereof; and
wherein said vinylamine-containing polymer has a molecular weight in the range
of from about 4,000
to about 2,000,000 Daltons.
[010b] In another broad aspect, the present invention provides a paper product
comprising a polymer
of randomly distributed repeating monomer units having at least two of the
formulae (I), (II), (III),
(IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (XIII) or (XIV):
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(1) (II) (HI) (IV) (%)
1--NH H " HN
Imi I m2 ni ..2 \ 113
R10 R2.õ0/R3
Y., R5
N X
/ 9
R6
R3 R4 Rlo OR4 COOH
(VI) (VII) (XIII) (XIV)
_
n4 n5
N R7 R8 N g S7 Y
R5 RI X
R1
CORI
said polymer optionally further comprising randomly distributed repeating
monomer units having at
least one of the formulae (VIII), (IX), (X), or (XII):
(VIII) (IX) (X) (XII)
...
R j NH2 1 p NH k HNN
0
wherein
X- is any anion;
Y is ¨C(0)-- or ¨CH2¨ or a single bond;
R is 1-1, COOH, ¨COORI, ¨CH2NR1R4, ¨CONR1124,
¨OH, ¨000RI, ¨OR], ¨
NO2, ¨CN, ¨N+(CH3)3, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkanoxyl;
R1 and R4 identically or differently are H or a straight chain or branched
alkyl containing up to 22
carbons;
Ra is H or CH3>
R2 is a straight chain or branched alkyl group containing up to 12 carbons,
optionally substituted with
hydroxyl;
R3 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons;
R5 is a straight chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl group containing up to 18
carbons;
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R6 is a monosaccharide, or oligosaccharide, or polysaccharide moiety, or a
straight or branched alkyl
group up to 18 carbons, or a hydroxyl-containing or an aldehyde-containing
alkyl group;
R9 is a straight chain or branched alkyl group containing up to 12 carbons;
R10 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons;
R11 is ¨R1, ¨ORI, ¨NR1R4, or ¨NH2;
R7 and Rg and S and Z identically or differently are ¨R9N(R10)2, ¨R2N+(R3)2R4X-
, ¨
CH2CH(OH)CH2OR4, ¨CH(OH)R6, ¨Y¨Rs¨COOH, or ¨Y __ R5¨00R11; and
k, j, mi, mz, ni, nz, ni, n4, ns, p, q, g and h independently may be 0 mole
percent; and
wherein the sum of mi, mz, ni, nz, n3, n4, ns, g and h, is larger than 0.1
mole percent.
[010c] In another broad aspect, the present invention provides a method of
making paper comprising
adding to a papermaking slurry a polymer comprising randomly distributed
repeating monomer units
having at least two of the formulae (I), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII) or
(XIV):
(I) (m) (Iv) (v)
(VI)
-.. __ ¨... 1
NH i
ni 1E jn2 IHN n f -r--- 1
..3
I Mi NH
n4
..,.,.OH ..
R9,, R10 R6 V..
N 7,
Rs
I ,,,,,.
\.
sark4 COOH I
Ria
CORii
(VII) (XIV)
__ ----
/ \ L;
N N h
R7 R8 7 y(pc;z
R1 X
said polymer optionally further comprising randomly distributed repeating
monomer units having at
least one of the formulae (VIII), (IX), (X), or (XII):
(VIII) (IX) (X) (XII)
12,
.....{. ..j_
-
.----
NH2 t p - NH k HNN ja
o r
R,
R1
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wherein
X is any anion;
Y is ¨C(=0)--- or ¨CF12¨ or a single bond;
R is El, ¨COOH, ¨CH2NRIR4, ¨00NR1 R4-0H, ¨000R
¨
NO2, ¨CN, ¨N+(CH3)3, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkanoxyl;
RI and R4 identically or differently are H or a straight chain or branched
alkyl containing up to 22
carbons;
R. is H or CH3;
R2 is a straight chain or branched alkyl group containing up to 12 carbons,
optionally substituted with
hydroxyl;
R3 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons;
R5 is a straight chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl group containing up to 18
carbons;
R6 is a monosaccharide, or oligosaccharide, or polysaccharide moiety, or a
straight or branched alkyl
group up to 18 carbons, or a hydroxyl-containing or an aldehyde-containing
alkyl group;
R9 is a straight chain or branched alkyl group containing up to 12 carbons;
R10 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons;
is ¨R1, ¨0121, NR1R4, or ¨NH2;
R7 and R8 and S and Z identically or differently are ____ R9N(R10)2, R2N-
(R3)2R4X¨,
CH2CH(OH)CH2OR4, ¨CH(OH)R6, ¨Y¨R5¨COOH, or ¨Y¨R5¨CORII;
and k, j, mi, fli, nz, n3, n4, ns, p, q, and h independently may be 0 mole
percent; and wherein the sum
of mi, ni. nz, n3, n4, n5, and h, is larger than 0.1 mole percent.
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[0011] As used herein, the singular terms "a" and "the" are synonymous and
used interchangeably
with "one or more" or "at least one" unless the context clearly indicates a
contrary meaning.
Accordingly, for example, reference to "a compound" herein or in the appended
claims can refer to a
single compound or more than one compound. Additionally, all numerical values,
unless otherwise
specifically noted, are understood to be modified by the word "about."
[0012] One aspect of the present invention is directed to vinylamine-
containing polymers wherein the
amine groups are substituted with (1) cationic moieties, (2) carboxylic acid-
containing moieties, (3)
alkyl glycidyl ether moieties, (4) monosaccharide or oligosaccharide moieties,
or (5) combinations
thereof.
[0013] As used herein and unless otherwise stated, the terms "vinylamine-
containing polymers," is
understood to mean homopolymers of vinylamine (e.g., polyvinylamine or fully
hydrolyzed
polyvinylformamide), copolymers of vinylamine with other comonomers, partially
hydrolyzed
polyvinylformamide, partially hydrolyzed vinylformamide copolymers, vinylamine
terpolymers,
vinylamine homo- and copolymers manufactured by the Hofmann modification of
acrylamide
polymers.
[0014] The present invention is based upon modification of vinylamine
containing polymers that are
chemically modified after polymerization. The present invention modifies
vinylamine-containing
polymers by subjecting them to post-polymerization chemical modification.
Formula (IX) is a
vinylamine moiety in a vinylamine-containing polymer that can be modified to
produce one or more
of formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), or (VII), in the polymer of the
present invention. Partially
hydrolyzed vinylformamide can contain formula (XII) in addition to Formula
(IX). When formula
(XII) is modified according to the present invention, it can produce formulae
(XIII) or (XIV) or both
in the polymer of the present invention.
[0015] The polymers of the present invention comprise randomly distributed
repeating monomer
units having at least one of the formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI),
(VII), (XIII), or (XIV):
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(II) (m) (Iv) (v)
NH 1,2
I mi I 1114 n3
R2,...0/ 3 sc.OH
RIO L
R5 R6
14 R4
R10 OR4 COOH
(VI) (VII) (XIII) (XIV)
.'
N
.5 J.
NH n4
\
N 9 h
R7 Ra
A
I 5
R1 R1
and optionally further comprise randomly distributed repeating monomer units
having at least one of
the formulae (VIM, (IX), (X), or (XII):
(IX) (X) (XII)
R j NH2 p NI-I k N 1cl
- 1
wherein X- is any anion, preferably cr, Be, or I"; Y is -C(--0)- or -CH2- or a
single bond; R is H, -
COOH, -COORI, -C1-12NR1it4, -CONRI RI, -OH, -000RI, -ORI,, -NO2, -CN, -
N4(CH3)3,
alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkanoxyl; Ri and R4, identically or differently, are H
or a straight chain or
branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons; R,, is H or CH3; R2 is a straight
chain or branched alkyl
group containing up to 12 carbons, optionally substituted with hydroxyl,
preferably -
CH2CH(OH)CH2- or -CH2CH2-; R3 and R10 are H or a straight chain or branched
alkyl containing up
to 22 carbons, preferably -CH3or -CH2CH3; R5 is a straight chain or branched
alkyl or alkenyl group
containing up to 18 carbons; R6 is a monosaccharide, or oligosaccharide, or
polysaccharide moiety, or
a straight or branched alkyl group up to 18 carbons, or a hydroxyl-containing
or an aldehyde-
containing alkyl group; R9 is. a straight chain or branched alkyl group
containing up to 12 carbons,
preferably -CHzCHz-; R11 is -111, -NR1R4, preferably -NI-I2; R7 RS, S and
Z, identically or
differently are -R9N(Ri0)2, -R2N+(R3)2 R4X-,-CH2CH(OH)C1120R4, -Y-R5-COOH, -Y-
R5-00R11,
or -CH(OH)R6; k, j, mi, m2, ni, n2, n3, n4, n5 p, q, g and h, are non-negative
numbers from 0 to 100
indicating mole percent of randomly distributed repeating units of formulae
(1), (Il), (III), (IV), (V),
(VI), (VII), (VIII), (IX), PO, (Xl), (XIII) and ()UV) present in said polymer,
wherein k, j, mi, mz, ni,
02, n3, n4, n5, p, q, g and h, independently may be 0 mole percent; and the
sum of mi, mz, ni, n2, n3,114,
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n5, g and h, is larger than 0.1 mole percent, preferably larger than 1 mole
percent, preferably larger
than 2 mole percent, preferably larger than 5 mole percent, preferably larger
than 10 mole percent,
preferably larger than 15 mole percent, preferably larger than 20 mole percent
and preferably larger
than 30 mole percent.
[0016] In addition to primary amine moieties, partially hydrolyzed
polyvinylformamide and
vinylamine copolymers typically comprise randomly distributed amidine
functional groups having the
general formula (XII). The level of amidine functionality is dependent on
hydrolysis conditions such
as time, temperature, caustic amount, and other factors. Persons of ordinary
skill in the art will
understand that the allcylation and acylation of primary amine functionality
to give the randomly
distributed repeating monomer units of formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V),
(VI) and (VII) can also occur
on the nitrogen atoms of the amidine functional groups, resulting in randomly
distributed monomer
units of formulae (XIII) and (XIV):
(XII) (Xwl) (XIV)
YTt1
- .N
NI N g ylN
z
R1 1;11 R1 A--
wherein q and g, independently are 0 or greater than 1,2, 5, 10, 20, or 30
mole percent, and can be up
to 99, or 90 or 80 or 70 mole percent, wherein h is 0 or greater than 0.5, or
1, or 2, or 5 mole percent,
and can be up to 50, or 40 or 30 mole percent.
[0017] The polymer of the present invention can comprise repeating units of
formula (X11), (XIII)
and/or (XIV).
[0018] The polymers of the present invention comprise randomly distributed
one, or any combination
of two, or more of the repeating monomer units selected from formulae (I),
(II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI),
(VII), (XLII), or ()UV).
[0019] The present invention does not encompass an ethoxylated polymer when m2
is more than 0.1
mole percent and ml, n1, n2, n3 and n4 are 0 mole percent.
[0020] The dashed lines in the formulae represent the bonds connecting said
repeating units within
the backbone of said polymer.
[0021] Preferred polymers of the present invention comprise the formula (XI):
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(XI)
_ -
NH _mi NH NH n NH _n2 _
NH
_ .124 - _ns _IH n4./ \ _ns L R _j NH2 _p _ t1H
R10R21, x OH Y.,R5 HO-k R7 Ra
R6
R5 R1
No 0 'C
R10 r.õ8 OR4 COOH
wherein the sum of ml, m2, ni, n2, n3, n4, and n5 is larger than 0.1 mole
percent, any number of mi, m2,
n1, n2, n3,114, and n5, or any of those numbers in any combinations of two and
more than two numbers
is larger than 0.1 mole percent.
[0022] In one embodiment of the invention the sum of k, j, ml, m2, nj, n2,
n3,114, 115, p, q, g and h, is
100 mole percent.
[0023] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (I), wherein a vinylamine-containing polymer is
cationized by an alkylating
agent that has a tertiary amine group. In this embodiment, m2, n1, n2, n3, and
n4 are preferably 0 mole
percent; R1 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing 4 to 8
carbons, more preferably H; R9
is -CH2CH2-; R10 is -CH2CH3; rni is in the range of from 0.1, 1, 2, 3 or 5
mole percent to 60, 70, 80,
90 or 100 mole percent; preferably from 0.1 to 100 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of from
1 to 90 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2 to 80 mole
percent, more preferably in
the range of from 3 to 70 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 5
to 60 mole percent.
[0024] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (II), wherein a vinylamine-containing polymer is
cationized by an
alkylating agent that has a quaternary ammonium group. In this embodiment,
in1, n1, n2, n3, and 114 are
preferably 0 mole percent; )(- is any anion, preferably Cr; R1 is H or a
straight chain or branched alkyl
containing 4 to 8 carbons, more preferably H; R2 is -CH2CH(OH)CH2-; R3 is -
CH3; R4 is -CH3or a
straight or branched alkyl group up to 18 carbons; m2 is in the range of from
0.1, 1, 2 or 5 mole
percent to 80, 85,90 or 100 mole percent; preferably from 0.1 to 100 mole
percent, more preferably in
the range of from 1 to 90 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2
to 85 mole percent,
more preferably in the range of from 5 to 80 mole percent.
[0025] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (I) and formula (II), wherein a vinylamine-
containing polymer is cationized
by alkylating agents that have a tertiary amine group and that have a
quaternary ammonium group. In
this embodiment, n1, n2, n3, and n4 are preferably 0 mole percent; X" is any
anion, preferably Cr; 111 is
H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing 4 to 8 carbons, more
preferably H; R2 IS -
CH2CH(OH)C112-; R3 and RID is -CH3or -CH2CH3; R9 is -CH2CH2--; R4 IS -CH3or a
straight or
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branched alkyl group up to 18 carbons; the sum of m1 and m2are in the range of
from 0.1, 1,2 or 5
mole percent to 80, 85, 90 or 100 mole percent; preferably from 0.1 to 100
mole percent, more
preferably in the range of from 1 to 90 mole percent, more preferably in the
range of from 2 to 85
mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 5 to 80 mole percent.
[0026] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (V), wherein a vinylamine-containing polymer is
alkylated by an aldehyde-
containing agent. In this embodiment, mi, m2, n1, nz and n4 are preferably 0
mole percent; R6 is a
monosaccharide, or oligosac:charide, or polysaccharide moiety, or a straight
or branched alkyl group
up to 18 carbons, or a hydroxyl-containing or an aldehyde-containing alkyl
group; n3 is in the range of
from 0.1, 1, 2 or 5 mole percent to 80, 85,90 or 100 mole percent; preferably
from 0.1 to 100 mole
percent, more preferably in the range of from 1 to 90 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of
from 2 to 85 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 5 to 80 mole
percent
[0027] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (II) and (V), wherein a vinylamine-containing
polymer is cationized by an
alkylating agent that has a quaternary ammonium group and also alkylated by an
aldehyde-containing
agent. In this embodiment mi, n1, n2, and n4 are preferably 0 mole percent; X-
is any anion, preferably
Cl; R1 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing 4 to 8 carbons,
more preferably I-I; R2 is ¨
CH2CH(OH)CH2¨; R3 is ¨CH3; R4 is ¨CH3 or a straight or branched alkyl group up
to 18 carbons; R6
is a monosaccharide, or oligosaccharide, or polysaccharide moiety, or a
straight or branched alkyl
group up to 18 carbons, or a hydroxyl-containing or an aldehyde-containing
alkyl group; m2 is in the
range of from 0.1, 1, 2, 3 or 5 mole percent to 50, 70, 80, 90 or 99.8 mole
percent; preferably from 0.1
to 99.8 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from I to 90 mole
percent, more preferably in
the range of from 2 to 80 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 3
to 70 mole percent,
more preferably in the range of from 5 to 50 mole percent; n3 is in the range
of from 0.1, 1,2, 3 or 5
mole percent to 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 or 99.8 mole percent; preferably from 0.1
to 99.8 mole percent,
more preferably in the range: of from Ito 50 mole percent, more preferably in
the range of from 1 to
40 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2 to 30 mole percent,
more preferably in the
range of from 3 to 25 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 5 to
20 mole percent.
[0028] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (III), wherein a vinylamine-containing polymer is
alkylated by a glycidyl
ether. In this embodiment, mi, m2, n2, n3, and n4 are preferably 0 mole
percent; R1 is H or a straight
chain or branched alkyl containing 4 to 8 carbons, more preferably H; R4 is H
or a straight chain or
branched alkyl containing up to 22 carbons; more preferably H or a straight
chain or branched alkyl
containing 4-16 carbons; ni is in the range of from 0.1, 1, 2, 3 or 5 mole
percent to 60, 70, 80, 90 or
100 mole percent; preferably from 0.1 to 100 mole percent, more preferably in
the range of from 1 to
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90 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2 to 80 mole percent,
more preferably in the
range of from 3 to 70 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 5 to
60 mole percent.
[0029] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (IV) where a vinylamine-containing polymer is
alkylated by an alkylating
agent that has a carboxylic acid or acylated by an acylating agent that
generates a carboxylic acid after
acylation. In this embodiment, mi, mz, ni, n3, and n4 are preferably 0 mole
percent; R1 is 1-1 or a
straight chain or branched alkyl containing 4 to 8 carbons, more preferably H;
Y is --C(=0)¨ or ¨CH2¨
or a single bond; more preferably ¨C(0)¨; R5 is a straight chain or branched
alkyl or alkenyl group
containing up to 18 carbons; more preferably ¨CH2CH2¨ or ¨CH=CH¨; n2 is in the
range of from 0.1,
1, 2, 3 or 5 mole percent to 60, 70, 80,90 or 100 mole percent; preferably
from 0.1 to 100 mole
percent, more preferably in the range of from 1 to 90 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of
from 2 to 80 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 3 to 70 mole
percent, more preferably
in the range of from 5 to 60 mole percent.
[0030] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formulae (III) and (IV), wherein a vinylamine-containing
polymer is alkylated by
glycidyl ether and also alkylated by an alkylating agent that has a carboxylic
acid or acylated by an
acylating agent that generates a carboxylic acid group after acylation. In
this embodiment, ml, m2, n3,
and n4 are preferably 0 mole percent; R1 is H or a straight chain or branched
alkyl containing 4 to 8
carbons, more preferably H; R4 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl
containing up to 22 carbons;
more preferably H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing 4-16
carbons; Y is ¨C(=0)¨ or ¨
CH2¨ or a single bond; more preferably ¨C(=0)¨; R5 is a straight chain or
branched alkyl or alkenyl
group containing up to 18 carbons; more preferably ¨CH2CH2¨ or ¨CH1-1¨; n1 is
in the range of
from 0.1, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 mole percent to 40, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 99.9 mole
percent; preferably from 0.1 to
99.9 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 1 to 90 mole percent,
more preferably in the
range of from 2 to 80 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 3 to
70 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of from 4 to 60 mole percent, more preferably in the
range of from 5 to 40
mole percent; n2 is in the range of from 0.1, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 mole percent to
40, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 99.9
mole percent; preferably in the range of from 0.1 to 99.9 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of
from 1 to 90 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2 to 80 mole
percent, more preferably
in the range of from 3 to 70 mole percent, more preferably in the range of
from 4 to 60 mole percent,
more preferably in the range of from 5 to 40 mole percent.
[0031] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (1I) and (IV), wherein a vinylamine-containing
polymer is cationized by an
alkylating agent that has a quaternary ammonium group and also alkylated by an
alkylating agent that
has or generates a carboxylic acid moiety or acylated by an acylating agent
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carboxylic acid moiety after acylation. In this embodiment m,, n1, n3, and n4
are preferably 0 mole
percent; X' is any anion, preferably Cr; R1 is H or a straight chain or
branched alkyl containing 4 to 8
carbons, more preferably H; R2 is -CH2CH(OH)CH2-; R3 is -CH3; R4 is -CH3 or a
straight or
branched alkyl group up to 18 carbons; Y is -C(=0)- or -CH2- or a single bond;
more preferably -
C(=0)- ; Rs is a straight chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl group containing
up to 18 carbons; more
preferably -C1420-12- or -CI=CH-; m2 is in the range of from 0.1, 1, 2, 3 or 5
mole percent to 60, 70,
80,90 or 99.8 mole percent; preferably from 0.1 to 99.8 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of
from 1 to 90 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2 to 80 mole
percent, more preferably
in the range of from 3 to 70 mole percent, more preferably in the range of
from 5 to 60 mole percent;
n2 is in the range of from 0.1, 1 or 2 mole percent to 20, 30, 40 or 50 mole
percent; preferably from
0.1 to 50 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from Ito 40 mole
percent, more preferably in
the range of from 2 to 30 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2
to 20 mole percent; p is
in the range of from 0.1, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 or 20 mole percent to 60, 70, 75,
80, 90, 95, or 99.8 mole
percent; preferably from 0.1 to 99.8 mole percent, preferably from 0.5 to 95
mole percent, more
preferably in the range of from 1 to 90 mole percent, more preferably in the
range of from 2 to 80
mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 5 to 75 mole percent, more
preferably in the range
of from 10 to 70 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 20 to 60
mole percent.
[0032] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (II) and (VI), wherein a vinylamine-containing
polymer is cationized by an
allcylating agent that has a quaternary ammonium group and also alkylated by
an allcylating agent that
has an amide or an amide derivative moiety. In this embodiment mi, ni, n2, and
03 are preferably 0
mole percent; X- is any anion, preferably Cr; R1 is H or a straight chain or
branched alkyl containing
4 to 8 carbons, more preferably H; R2 is -CH2CH(014)CH2-; R3 is -CH3; R4 is -
CH3 or a straight or
branched alkyl group up to 18 carbons; Y is -C(=0)- or -CH-- or a single bond;
more preferably a
single bond; Rs is a straight chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl group
containing up to 18 carbons;
more preferably -CH3--; RI, is -RI, -OR!, -NR R4, more preferably -NH2,; m2 is
in the range of from
0.1, 1, 2, 3 or 5 mole percent to 60, 70, 80, 90 or 99.8 mole percent;
preferably from 0.1 to 99.8 mole
percent, more preferably in the range of from 1 to 90 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of
from 2 to 80 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 3 to 70 mole
percent, more preferably
in the range of from 5 to 60 mole percent; n4 is in the range of from 0.1, 1
or 2 mole percent to 20, 30,
40 or 50 mole percent; preferably from 0.1 to 50 mole percent, more preferably
in the range of from 1
to 40 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2 to 30 mole percent,
more preferably in the
range of from 2 to 20 mole percent; p is in the range of from 0.1, 1, 2, 5, 10
or 20 mole percent to 60,
70, 75, 80, 90 or 95 mole percent; preferably from 0.1 to 95 mole percent,
more preferably in the
range of from 1 to 90 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 2 to
80 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of from 5 to 75 mole percent, more preferably in the
range of from 10 to 70
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mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 20 to 60 mole percent.
[0033] One embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly distributed
repeating units of formula (II) and (HI), wherein a vinylamine-containing
polymer is cationized by an
alkylating agent that has a quaternary ammonium group and also alkylated by a
glycidyl ether. In this
embodiment m1,n2, n3, and n4 are preferably 0 mole percent; X- is any anion,
preferably Cr; R1 is H or
a straight chain or branched alkyl containing 4 to 8 carbons, more preferably
H; 1(2 is ¨
CH2CH(OH)CH2¨; R3 is ¨CH3; R4 is H or a straight chain or branched alkyl
containing up to 22
carbons; more preferably H or a straight chain or branched alkyl containing 4-
16 carbons; m2 is in the
range of from 0.1, 1, 2, 3 or 5 mole percent to 50, 70, 80, 90 or 99.8 mole
percent; preferably from 0.1
to 99.8 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 1 to 90 mole
percent, more preferably in
the range of from 2 to 80 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 3
to 70 mole percent,
more preferably in the range of from 5 to 50 mole percent; ni is in the range
of from 0.1, 1, 2, 3 or 5
mole percent to 20, 25, 30, 40 or 50 milk percent; preferably from 0.1 to 50
mole percent, more
preferably in the range of from Ito 40 mole percent, more preferably in the
range of from 2 to 30
mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 3 to 25 mole percent, more
preferably in the range
of from 5 to 20 mole percent; p is in the range of from 0.1,0.5, 1,2, 5, 10 or
20 mole percent to 60,
70, 75, 80, 90, 95 or 99.8 mole percent; preferably from 0.1 to 99.8 mole
percent, preferably from 0.1
to 95 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 1 to 90 mole percent,
more preferably in the
range of from 2 to 80 mole percent, more preferably in the range of from 5 to
75 mole percent, more
preferably in the range of from 10 to 70 mole percent, more preferably in the
range of from 20 to 60
mole percent.
[0034] Another embodiment of the present invention is a polymer that comprises
randomly
distributed any combination of two, or more of the repeating monomer units
selected from formulae
(0, (11), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (XIII), or (XIV). In this embodiment, any
of mi, m2, ni, n2, n33 na,
n5, g and h, in any combination of two or more is larger than 0.1 mole
percent. One embodiment of
the invention has three or more of the randomly distributed monomer units. One
embodiment of the
invention has four or more of the randomly distributed monomer units.
[0035] Another embodiment of the present invention is a polymer, wherein I is
0 mole percent and
the polymer has a molecular weight in the range of from about 4,000 to about
2,000,000 Daltons,
more preferably in the range of from about 10,000 to about 1,000,000 Daltons.
[0036] Another embodiment is a process for preparing the modified vinylamine-
containing polymers,
comprising the step of reacting a vinylamine-containing polymer, preferably in
solution, for a period
of time at a reaction temperature with a compound selected from the group
consisting of an alkylating
agent containing a cationic functional group and an amine-reactive functional
group; an alkylating or
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acylating agent containing an amine-reactive functional group and that has or
generates a carboxylic
acid or an amide or an amide derivative moiety after acylation or alkylation;
an alkyl glycidyl ether,
an aldehyde-containing cornpound, such as a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide,
and mixtures
thereof; wherein the resulting polymer is optionally further reacted for a
period of time at a reaction
temperature with a compound selected from the group consisting of an
alkylating agent containing a
cationic functional group and an amine-reactive functional group; an
alkylating or acylating agent
containing an amine-reactive functional group and that has or generates a
carboxylic acid or an amide
or an amide derivative moiety after acylation or alkylation; an alkyl glycidyl
ether, an aldehyde-
containing compound, such as a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide, and mixtures
thereof.
[0037] Another embodiment of the present invention is the aforementioned
process, wherein said
vinylamine-containing polymer is present in said reaction medium in an amount
of from about 1 % to
about 50 % solids.
[0038] Another embodiment of the present invention is the aforementioned
process, wherein said
reaction medium comprises water or an organic solvent.
[0039] Another embodiment of the present invention is the aforementioned
process, wherein said
reaction temperature is from about 10 C to about 90 C.
[0040] Another embodiment of the present invention is the aforementioned
process, wherein said
time period is from about 15 minutes to about 12 hours.
[0041] Additionally, persons of ordinary skill in the art will understand that
the alkylation and
acylation of primary amine functionality to give the randomly distributed
repeating monomer units of
formulae (1), (I1), (III), (IV), (V), (VI) ,(VII), (X111), or (XIV), can also
occur on the nitrogen atoms of
amine-containing comonomers or functional groups generated during the
manufacture of vinylamine
copolymers. For example, the nitrogen atoms of functional groups generated
during the hydrolysis of
copolymers of vinylformamide with acrylamide and acrylonitrile can be
alkylated or acylated with an
agent containing an amine-reactive functional group that has or generates a
carboxylic acid or an
amide or an amide derivative moiety after acylation or alkylation and/or an
alkylating agent
containing a cationic group and an amine-reactive functional group and/or an
alkyl glycidyl ether
and/or an aldehyde-containing compound, such as a monosaccharide or
oligosaccharide, and mixtures
thereof.
[0042] Alkylation or acylation of vinylamine-containing polymers with an agent
containing an
amine-reactive functional group and that has or generates a carboxylic acid or
an amide or an amide
derivative moiety after acylation or alkylation can be performed before or
after alkylation with an
alkylating agent containing a cationic group and an amine-reactive functional
group or an alkyl
glycidyl ether or an aldehyde-containing compound, such as a monosaccharide or
oligosaccharide,
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and mixtures thereof. The alkylation of vinylamine-containing polymers with
both an allcylating agent
containing a cationic group and an amine-reactive functional group and an
alkyl glycidyl ether can be
performed at the same time or sequentially. The polymers of the present
invention can be obtained
with or without purification. The process of the present invention can be used
to append a wide
variety of functional groups to the vinylamine-containing polymer, including
those that do not impart
anionic or cationic functionality or amphoteric character to the polymer.
[0043] Alkylation of vinyla.mine-containing polymers can be performed with an
agent containing an
aldehyde functional group such as acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde,
butylaldehyde, glyoxal or a
monosaccharide or oligosaccharide that has an aldehyde reducing end. Without
wishing to be bound
by theory, Reaction of vinylamine with a reducing end-containing
monosaccharide or oligosaccharide
initially forms a hemi-aminal, as shown in structure (V). Further reaction
(dehydration) can form an
imine functional group (XV) that may further react with another amine to form
an aminal functional
group (XV]). The reducing end-containing monosaccharide or oligosaccharide
used in the processes
of the present invention is preferably selected from the group consisting of
glucose, maltose, lactose,
maltodextrin, corn syrup, enzymatically hydrolyzed starches and chemically
hydrolyzed starches. The
reducing end-containing monosaccharide or oligosaccharide used in the
processes of the present
invention is most preferably corn syrup and lactose. In general, a reducing
end-containing
monosaccharide or oligosaccharide is added as a powder or an aqueous solution
to an aqueous
solution of vinylarnine-containing polymer at a temperature in the range of
from 20 C to 50 C at pH
in the range of from 6.0 to 12.0 over a time period of about 5 to 30 minutes.
The reaction is conducted
at a pH in the range of from 6, 8, 9 or 10 to 11, 11.5, 12 or 12.5; preferably
from 6 to 12.5; preferably
from 8.0 to 12.0, more preferably from 9.0 to 11.5, and most preferably from
10.0 to 11Ø The
alkylation is conducted for a time period in the range of from 5, 10, 15, 20,
or 30 minutes to 1, 3, 4, 5,
12, or 15 hours; preferably 5 minutes to 15 hours, more preferably from 15
minutes to 12 hours, more
preferably from 10 minutes to 8 hours, more preferably from 15 minutes to 6
hours, more preferably
from 20 minutes to 4 hours, and most preferably from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Without wishing to be
bound by them, the linkage of the saccharides and vinylamine moiety is a hemi-
aminal (V) or an
imine (XV). It is relatively stable under alkaline condition but is less
stable under acidic conditions. It
can react with an amine from another polyvinylamine molecule to form an aminal
group and crosslink
the polymer. The imine group can also react with the adjacent amine to form a
six-member ring
aminal functional group (XVI). This alkylation is conducted with polymer
content in the reaction
medium in the range of from 1,2, 5, or 10% solids to 30, 35, 40, or 50%
solids; preferably from 1 %
to 50% solids, preferably from 2 % to 40 % solids, more preferably from 5 % to
35 % solids, and
most preferably from 10 % to 30% solids.
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(V) (XV) (XVI)
HN
nH3
Or
0 HNy NHL
R6 6 R6
[0044] The vinylamine-containing polymer used in the processes of the present
invention is
preferably selected from the group consisting of vinylamine homopolymer (i.e.,
polyvinylarnine),
vinylamine copolymers, vinylamine terpolymers, vinylamine homo- and copolymers
manufactured by
the Hofmann modification of acrylamide polymers or vinylamine-containing
polymers chemically
modified after polymerization. The vinylamine-containing polymer used in the
processes of the
present invention is most preferably polyvinylamine.
[0045] Appending cationic functional group-containing substituents to the
pendant amines of
vinylamine-containing polymers increases the total weight of the resulting
polymer, thereby
increasing the molecular weight of the polymer, and also alters the cationic
charge distribution of the
resulting polymer. The alkylating agent containing a cationic functional group
and an amine-reactive
functional group used in the processes of the present invention is preferably
selected from the group
consisting of 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride and 2-
(diethylamino)ethyl
chloride. The alkylating agent containing a cationic functional group and an
amine-reactive functional
group used in the processes of the present invention is most preferably 3-
chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride_
[0046] Alkylation of vinylamine-containing polymers with an alkylating agent
containing a cationic
functional group and an amine-reactive functional group, for example 3-chloro-
2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride or 2-(diethylamino)ethyl chloride
hydrochloride, is
generally performed in water, but may also be performed in water/organic
solvent mixtures. These
allcylations may be conducted at a pH in the range of from 2,4, 6, 8, 9, or 10
to 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13, or
14; preferably at a pH in the range of from 2 to 14, more preferably from 4 to
14, more preferably
from 6 to 14, more preferably from 8 to 14, more preferably from 9 to 13, more
preferably from 10.0
to 12.5, and most preferably from 11.5 to 12Ø These alkylations may be
conducted at a temperature
in the range of from 10, 20, :30, 40, or 50 C to 60, 70, 80, 85, or 90 C;
preferably at a temperature in
the range of from 10 C to 90 C, more preferably from 20 C to 85 C, more
preferably from 30 C
to 80 C, more preferably from 40 C to 70 C, and most preferably from 50 C
to 60 C. These
allcylations may be conducted for a time period in the range of from 5, 10,
15, 20, 30, 40, or 60
minutes to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, or 25 hours; preferably for a time period in
the range of from 5 minutes
to 25 hours, more preferably from 10 minutes to 10 hours, more preferably from
15 minutes to 5
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hours, more preferably from 15 minutes to 12 hours, more preferably from 20
minutes to 4 hours,
more preferably from 30 minutes to 3 hours, more preferably from 40 minutes to
2 hours, and is most
preferably conducted in 1 hour. These alkylations may be conducted with
polymer content in the
reaction medium in the range of from 1, 3, 5, 8, or 10 % to 20, 25, 30, 40, or
50% polymer solids in
water; preferably conducted with polymer content in the reaction medium in the
range of from 1 % to
50 %, more preferably from 3 % to 40 %, more preferably from 5 % to 30 %, more
preferably from 8
% to 25 %, and most preferably from 10 % to 20 % polymer solids in water.
[0047] Without wishing to be bound by theory, a relatively wide range of
reaction conditions are
possible because the linkage between the 1-(N, N, N-trimethylammonium
chloride)-2-hydroxypropyl
and vinylamine moieties is relatively chemically stable under both alkaline
and high temperature
conditions.
[0048] Other alkylating agents containing a cationic functional group and an
amine-reactive
functional group may be used in the processes of the present invention,
including (dialkylamino)alkyl
chloride, e.g, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl chloride, 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl-alkyl-
dimethylammonium
chloride, e.g., 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl-lauryl-dimethylatnmonium chloride, 3-
chloro-2-
hydroxypropyl-cocoallcyl-dimethylammonium chloride, 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl-
stearyl-
dimethylammonium chloride, (haloalkyl)trimethylammonium chloride, e.g., (4-
chloroobutyl)trimethylammonium chloride, (6-chlorohexyl)trimethylammonium
chloride, (8-
chlorooctyptrimethylammonium chloride, (glycidylpropyl)trimethylammonium
chloride.
[0049] Other alkylating agents that may be used to further modify the present
invention but do not
produce the polymer of the present invention, are: alkyl halide, e.g., methyl
chloride, ethyl chloride,
propyl chloride, butyl chloride, benzyl chloride, phenylethyl chloride.
[0050] Other alkylating agents include, but are not limited to olefins, e.g.,
1-hexene, 1-nonene, 1-
decene and 1-dodecene, cyclic olefins, e.g., cyclohexene, cyclopentene and
cyclooctene,
arylalkylenes, e.g., styrene, methyl styrene, 3-phenylpropene and 2-phenyl-2-
butene.
[0051] Vinylamine-containing polymers can also be allcylated with alkyl
glycidyl ether compounds,
glycidol, or chloropropanediol. The alkyl glycidyl ether used in the processes
of the present invention
is preferably selected from the group consisting of butyl glycidyl ether, 2-
ethylhexyl glycidyl ether,
hexadecyl glycidyl ether, and C12/C14 glycidyl ethers. Alkylation of
vinylamine-containing polymers
with alkyl glycidyl ether is generally performed in water, but may also be
performed in water/organic
solvent mixtures. These alkylations may be conducted at a pH in the range of
from 8, 9, 10, or 11.5 to
12, 12.5, 13, or 14; preferably from 8.0 to 14.0, more preferably from 9.0 to
13, more preferably from
10.0 to 12.5, and most preferably from 11.5 to 12Ø These alkylations may be
conducted at a
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temperature in the range of from 10, 20,30, 40, or 50 C to 60, 70, 80, 85, or
90 C; preferably from
C to 90 C, more preferably from 20 C to 85 'V, more preferably from 30 C to
80 C, more
preferably from 40 C to 70 C, and most preferably from 50 C to 60 C. These
allcylations may be
conducted fora time period in the range of from 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, or 60
minutes to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
10, 12, or 25 hours; preferably from 5 minutes to 25 hours, more preferably
from 10 minutes to 10
hours, more preferably from 15 minutes to 5 hours, more preferably from 15
minutes to 12 hours,
more preferably from 20 minutes to 4 hours, more preferably from 30 minutes to
3 hours, more
preferably from 40 minutes to 2 hours, and most preferably for 1 hour. These
alkylations may be
conducted with polymer content in the reaction medium in the range of from I,
3, 5,8, or 10% to 20,
25, 30, 40 or 50 %; preferably from 1 % to 50 %, more preferably from 3 % to
40 %, more preferably
from 5 % to 30 %, more preferably from 8 A to 25%, and most preferably from
10 % to 20 %.
[0052] The allcylating or acylating agent containing an amine-reactive
functional group and that has
or generates a carboxylic acid or an amide or an amide derivative moiety after
acylation or alkylation
used in the processes of the present invention is preferably selected from the
group consisting of
succinic anhydride, succinic anhydride substituted with a straight chain or
branched alkyl or alkenyl
group containing up to 18 carbons, maleic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, 3-
methylglutaric anhydride,
2,2-dimethylsuccinic anhydride, cyclic alkyl carboxylic anhydrides, cyclic
alkenyl carboxylic
anhydrides, alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA), chloroacetic acid, salts of
chloroacetic acid,
bromoacetic acid, salts of bromoacetic acid, halogen-substituted alkanic acid
acrylamides, and
halogen-substituted alkenoic acid acrylamides. Alkenyl succinic anhydride
(ASA), which is a
common sizing agent used in paper, may be prepared by the reaction of maleic
anhydride with an
olefin. The allcylating or acylating agent containing an amine-reactive
functional group and that has or
generates a carboxylic acid moiety after acylation or alkylation used in the
processes of the present
invention is most preferably succinic anhydride, or succinic anhydride
substituted with a straight
chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl group containing up to 18 carbons, or
maleic anhydride. When
cyclic carboxylic acid anhydrides, such as succinic or maleic anhydride, are
reacted with a
vinylamine-containing polymer, carboxylic acid-containing functional groups
are appended onto the
pendant amine groups of the vinylamine-containing polymer through ring opening
acylation of the
amine functionality. Appending a carboxylic acid-containing functional group
onto vinylamine-
containing polymers imparts these polymers with amphotcric properties.
[0053] Alkylation or acylation of vinylamine-containing polymers with
allcylating or acylating agents
containing an amine-reactive functional group and that has or generates a
carboxylic acid or an amide
or an amide derivative moiety after acylation or alkylation, such as succinic
anhydride, is typically
performed in water, but may also be performed in water/organic solvent
mixtures. In general, such
agents are added to an aqueous solution of vinylamine-containing polymer at a
temperature in the
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range of from 20 C to 50 C at pH in the range of from 7.0 to 10.0 over a time
period of about 20 to
30 minutes. The reaction is conducted at a pH in the range of from 6, 7, or
7.5 to 8.5, 9, or 10;
preferably from 6.0 to 10.0, more preferably from 7.0 to 9.0, and most
preferably from 7.5 to 8.5.
These alkylations and acylations are conducted at a temperature in the range
of from 10, 15, 20, or 30
C to 50, 60, 70, or 90 C; preferably from 10 C to 90 C, more preferably
from 10 C to 70 C,
more preferably from 15 "V to 60 C, more preferably from 20 C to 50 C, and
most preferably from
30 C to 40 C. These alkylations and acylations are conducted for a time
period in the range of from
5, 10, 15, 20, or 30 minutes to 1, 3, 4, 5, 12, or 15 hours; preferably 5
minutes to 15 hours, more
preferably from 15 minutes to 12 hours, more preferably from 10 minutes to 5
hours, more preferably
from 15 minutes to 4 hours, more preferably from 20 minutes to 3 hours, and
most preferably from 30
minutes to 1 hour. Higher pH and temperature will increase reaction rate but
may also increase the
rate of hydrolysis of succinic anhydride, thus reducing reaction efficiency.
The linkage of the alkyl
carboxylic acid and vinylamine moiety is an amide. It is relatively stable
under neutral and acidic
condition but is less stable under alkaline conditions, being susceptible to
gradual hydrolysis at pH
higher than 9Ø These alkylations and acylations are conducted with polymer
content in the reaction
medium in the range of from 1, 2, 5, or 10 % solids to 30, 35, 40, or 50 %
solids; preferably from 1 %
to 50 % solids, preferably from 2 % to 40 % solids, more preferably from 5 %
to 35 % solids, and
most preferably from 10 % to 30% solids.
[0054] Not wishing to be bound by theory, completely hydrolyzed
vinylforrnamide theoretically
consists only of vinylamine repeating units (i.e., vinylamine homopolymer),
each vinylamine
repeating unit possessing one primary amine and having a molecular weight of
43. Furthermore, all of
the vinylamine repeating units in completely hydrolyzed vinylformamide can
theoretically be (1)
alkylated by an allcylating agent containing a cationic group and an amine-
reactive functional group,
(2) alkylated or acylated by an alkylating or acylating agent containing an
amine-reactive functional
group and that has or generates a carboxylic acid or an arnide or an amide
derivative after acylation or
alkylation, (3) alkylated with an alkyl glycidyl ether, or (4) alkylated by a
monosaccharide, or
oligosaccharide or polysaccharide on a 1:1 molar basis. Thus, for example, if
all the primary amines
of polyvinylamine are acylated by succinic anhydride, the molar ratio is 1:1.
When 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride is used as the allcylating agent
containing a cationic
group and an amine-reactive functional group, its molar ratio to vinylamine
units is greater than 0.03,
0.05, 0.1, 0.2,0.25, or 0.3, but less than 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 or 1.0;
preferably greater than 0.03 but
less than 1.0, preferably greater than 0.05 but less than 0.8, more preferably
greater than 0.1 but less
than 0.7, more preferably greater than 0.2 but less than 0.6, more preferably
greater than 0.25 but less
than 0.5, and most preferably greater than 0.3 but less than 0.4.
[0055] When vinylamine-containing polymer is acylated with succinic anhydride
and alkylated with
=
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3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, the molar ratio of
succinic anhydride to
vinylamine units is greater than 0.005, 0.01, 0.015, 0.02, or 0.03, but less
than 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, or
1.0; preferably greater than 0.005 but less than 1.0, preferably greater than
0.01 but less than 0.8,
more preferably greater than 0.015 but less than 0.5, more preferably greater
than 0.02 but less than
0.3, and most preferably greater than 0.03 but less than 0.2; while the molar
ratio of 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylamrnonium chloride to vinylamine units is preferably
greater than 0.02, 0.05,
0.1, 0.2, 0.25, or 0.3, but less than 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, or 1.0;
preferably greater than 0.02 but less
than 1.0, more preferably greater than 0.05 but less than 0.8, more preferably
greater than 0.1 but less
than 0.7, more preferably greater than 0.2 but less than 0.6, more preferably
greater than 0.25 but less
than 0.5, and most preferably greater than 0.3 but less than 0.4.
[0056] Without wishing to be bound by theory, the polymers of the present
invention may undergo
chemical self-crosslinking under various conditions, resulting in a change in
physical and chemical
properties that would ultimately affect application properties, such as
bonding affinity to pulp fiber
and interactions with other polymers etc. Typical examples for the self-
crosslinking are the inter- and
intra-molecular crosslinking of the maleic anhydride acylated polyvinylamine
via Michael addition
and the crosslinking of chloroacetamide allcylated polyvinylamine via the
transamidation of the
appended acetamide.
[0057] Any difunctional or multi-functional crosslinker can be used to
crosslink the polymers of the
present invention through a post treatment process. The examples of those
difunctional or multi-
functional crosslinIcers are: alkyl diepoxide, 1,3-butadiene, polyepoxide,
alkyl diglycidyl ether,
trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether, neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether,
diglycidyl 1,2-cyclo-
hexanecarboxylate, dihaloalkane, dichloromethane, dichloroethane, 3-
glycidoxypropyltrimethoxys lane, allcyl diisocyanate, polyisocyanate, maleic
anhydride-based
polymers, aziridine, epihalohydrin, tris(2,3-epoxypropyl) isocyanurate, 1,4
butanediol diglycidyl
ether, glycerol triglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether,
dialdehydes, ethylene glycol
diacrylate, methylenebisacrylamide, 1,4-butanediol diacrylate, bisphenol
diacrylate, polyethylene
glycol diacrylate, hexanediol diacrylate, 1,10-decanediol diactylate,
dicyclopentenyl acrylate,
dicyclopentenyl methacrylate, polyethoxy methacrylatemethacrylate,
phenylthioethyl actylate,
polyfunctional acrylamide, polyfunctional acrylates, polyfunctional
methacrylates, polyfunctional
maleates, polyfunctional fumarates, a metal halide, aluminum chloride,
aluminum bromide, indium
trichloride, gallium trichloride, tantalum pentachloride, titanium
tetrachloride, boron trifluoride, boron
trifluoride etherate, boron trichloride, and zirconium chloride. The polymers
of the present invention
may also undergo physical crosslinking via electrostatic interaction or
hydrophobic interaction under
various conditions and generate the polymers having different physical and
application properties.
The inorganic crosslinkers can be any anionic inorganic material with two or
multi-anionic ion, such
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as boric acid, phosphoric acid, or sulfuric acid.
[0058] Another aspect of the present invention is directed the use of the
polymers of the present
invention in a variety papennaking, water treatment, and other applications.
The capacity in which the
polymers of the present invention can be used depends on the nature of the
substituents appended to
the pendant amine groups of the vinylamine-containing polymer, as well as the
degree of substitution.
Compositions comprising vinylamine-containing polymers comprising randomly
distributed repeating
units having the formulae (II), or (I) and (II), or (II) and (IV), or (H) and
(V), or (H) and (VI), as
defined above, may be used in papermaking as dry strength resins, wet strength
resins, retention aids,
drainage aids, and as pitch and stickies control agents, flocculants for water
treatment, and coagulants
for water treatment. Compositions comprising vinylamine-containing polymers
comprising randomly
distributed repeating units having the formula (II) and (III), or (I) and
(II), or (V), as defined above,
are particularly useful for contaminant control in papermaking processes and
water treatment, such as
cationic polymeric surfactants for pitch and stickies control, and as
adhesives, particularly creping
adhesives and building product adhesives. Compositions comprising the polymers
of the present
invention may be also used as plasticizers or modifiers for optimizing resin
properties, viscosifiers,
and coating materials for various other industrial applications. Paper
products may also comprise the
polymers of the present invention.
[0059] Enhanced removal and/or control of pitch and stickies in paper pulp
stock can be achieved by
treatment with a combination of the polymers of the present invention and one
or more enzymes. Such
enzymes typically include hydrolases, such as cellulases, hemicellulases,
amylases, proteases, beta-
glucosidases, lipases, esterases, and pectinases; lyases, such as pectate
lyase; and oxidoreductases,
such as laccase, glucose oxiclase, and peroxidases. Enzymes can generally be
used in any form, such
as in liquid or solid form. Individual enzymes or any combinations of
different enzymes may be
applied together with the polymers of the present invention, or applied
sequentially before or after the
application of the polymers of the present invention. Individual enzymes may
be blended together
with the polymers of the present invention to form a blended composition prior
to use.
[0060] Mixtures of enzymes and polymers of the present invention in any of the
forms described
above can be present in or introduced into a pulper during the pulping stage
using any conventional
pulping technique, such as mechanical pulping or chemical pulping for virgin
fibers or recycled fiber
treatments, or combinations thereof. Combinations of enzymes and polymers of
the present invention
of any form can be introduced or brought into contact at any stock storage
chest or other holding tank.
They can also be administered into the paper machine white water or,
alternatively, can be applied in
the water treatment loops of virgin or recycling mills to treat stickies or
pitch in the water filtrates.
[0061] Not wishing to be bound by theory, the molecular weight of the polymers
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invention is important for its use as a papermaking additive for strength
improvement of paper
products. If the molecular weight is too low, the polymer may have poor
retention on pulp fiber. If the
molecular weight is too high, the polymer tends to coagulate prior to binding
with fiber, which
reduces effectiveness of the polymer as a strength additive. The molecular
weight (Mõ,) of the
vinylamine-containing polymers used to prepare the polymers of the present
invention is in the range
of from 4,000; 10,000; 20,000; 50,000; 75,000; 100,000; 150,000; or 200,000 to
400,000; 450,000;
500,000; 600,000; 700,000; 800,000; or 1,000,000; preferably from 4,000 to
1,000,000 Daltons, more
preferably from 10,000 to 1,000,000 Daltons, more preferably in the range of
from 20,000 to 800,000
Daltons, more preferably in the range of from 50,000 to 700,000 Daltons, more
preferably in the
range of from 75,000 to 600,000 Daltons, more preferably in the range of from
100,000 to 500,000
Daltons, more preferably in the range of from 150,000 to 450,000 Daltons, and
most preferably in the
range of from 200,000 to 400,000 Daltons. The Mõ, of the polymers of the
present invention is
preferably in the range of from 100,000 to 1,000,000 Daltons, more preferably
in the range of from
200,000 to 600,000 Daltons, and most preferably in the range of from 250,000
to 500,000, when m1 is
0, m2 is greater than 0, X- is Cr, R2 is --CH2CH(OH)CH2¨, and R3 and R4 are
¨CH3. The Mõ, of the
polymers of the present invention is preferably in the range of from 100,000
to 1,000,000 Daltons,
more preferably in the range of from 200,000 to 600,000 Daltons, and most
preferably in the range of
from 250,000 to 500,000 Daltons, when ml and ni are 0, m2 and n2 are greater
than 0, X- is cr, Y is ¨
C(=0)¨, R2 is ¨CH2CH(OH)CH2¨, R3 and R4 are ¨CH3, and R5 is ¨CF120-12¨.
[0062] Not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the charge
density of vinylamine-
containing polymers of this invention that have pendant and randomly
distributed quaternary
ammonium groups is less affected by pH in an aqueous media because of its
quaternary amine
functional groups. Additionally, it is believed that such polymers are more
suitable as agents for
stickies and pitch control.
[0063] Vinylamine-containing polymers comprising randomly distributed
repeating monomer units
having the formula (I) or (II) exhibit reduced viscosity compared to the
unmodified vinylamine-
containing polymer at the same polymer concentration. This is particularly
true of vinyl-amine
containing polymers comprising randomly distributed repeating monomer units
having the formula
(II). Not wishing to be bound by theory, the decreased viscosity may be
attributable to reduced water
binding ability of the polymer. Solution viscosity of vinylamine-containing
polymers acylated with
succinic anhydride is found to be much higher than that of unmodified
vinylamine-containing
polymer when the molar ratio of succinic anhydride to vinylamine units is the
in the range of from
0.02 to 0.6. Not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that this
higher solution viscosity is due
to intermolecular charge interactions between carboxylic acid and unreacted
pendant primary amine
groups. For example, polyvinylamine with an active polymer concentration of 12
% has a Brookfield
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viscosity of about 1200 cps; while the Brookfield viscosity of the same amount
of polyvinylamine
acylated with succinic anhydride is typically more than 2700 cps and can be as
high as 4000 cps. By
adding pendant quaternary ammonium functionality to such polymers, the
viscosity can be reduced
significantly. For example, the viscosity for polyvinylarnine acylated with
succinic anhydride and
alkylated with 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (respective
molar ratios to
vinylamine units at 0.039/0.37/1.0 at higher polymer solids) is about 700 cps.
Not wishing to be
bound by theory, this decreased viscosity may be attributable to changes in
polymer conformation
resulting from conversion of 37 % of the polymer's pendant primary amine
groups to secondary
amines, thus reducing the ability of such polymers to bind water. This
property is beneficial for large
scale production from an economic standpoint.
[0064] Regarding vinylarnine-containing polymers acylated or allcylated with
agents containing an
amine-reactive functional group and that has or generates a carboxylic acid
after acylation or
allcylation contain pendant carboxylic acid groups distributed along the
linear backbone of the
polymer, not wishing to be bound by theory, the altered physical properties in
aqueous media and
improved intermolecular and intramolecular charge interactions exhibited by
these polymers,
compared to those of unmodlified vinylamine-containing polymers, are likely
due to their amphoteric
character. Solubility of these polymers in water is dependent on the molar
ratio of succinic anhydride
used for the acylation and the pH of the polymer solution. At neutral to
acidic p1I, some succinyl-
acylated vinylamine-containing polymers tend to coagulate and precipitate out
from the solution
during storage. Not wishing to be bound by theory, this behavior is possibly
due to the strong
intramolecular charge interaction between the pendant carboxylic acid and
primary amine moieties of
the polymer. Appending substituents containing quaternary ammonium
functionality to vinylamine-
. containing polymer, e.g., by alkylation with 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride,
reduces the chance of the interaction between the pendant primary amine group
and the carboxylic
acid. The quaternary ammonium functionality has an independent charge density
at different pH and
forms weaker electrostatic bonds with carboxylic acid moieties compared to
primary amine. This
helps stabilize solutions of these amphoteric polymers and prevents their
aggregation and
precipitation from solution.
[0065] Vinylamine-containing polymers comprising randomly distributed
repeating units having the
formulae (II), or (1) and (II), or (H) and (IV), or (II) and (V), or (H) and
(VI) are preferably used as dry
strength additives for paper products, to accelerate the drainage of the pulp
fiber, and to increase the
retention of fines and fillers by the pulp fibers during the papermaking
process. Not wishing to be
bound by theory, it is preferable that this polymer contain at least 2 %, more
preferably at least 5 %,
more preferably at least 100% more preferably at least 15 %, and most
preferably at least 20 % on
molar basis of unreacted pendant primary amine groups on the polymer backbone.
Preferably, the
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polymer has an overall positive charge density at pH 4.0, preferably at pH
5.0, more preferably at 6.0,
and most preferably at pH 7.0 so as to be effective for papermaking uses.
Compositions of
vinylamine-containing polymers comprising randomly distributed repeating units
having the formulae
(H), or (I) and (II), or (H) and (IV), or (II) and (V) or (II) and (VI) also
provide the desired application
property for the paperboard product. These polymers are effective at a
treatment level in the range of
from 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.05, 0.08, or 0.1 % to 0.5, 0.6, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5, or
2.0 % based on dry pulp;
preferably from 0.01 % to 2.0 %, preferably from 0.02 % to 1.5 %, more
preferably from 0.03 % to
1.0 %, more preferably from 0.05 % to 0.75 %, more preferably from 0.08 % to
0.6 %, and most
preferably from 0.1 % to 0.5 %, based on the dry pulp.
[0066] The polymers of the present invention can be used in a combination with
other compositions
in order to improve the properties of the polymer. The compositions that may
be used in combination
with the polymers of the present invention can be a cationic, or an anionic,
or an amphoteric, or a
nonionic synthetic, or a natural polymer. For example, the polymers of the
present invention can be
used together with a cationic starch or an. amphoteric starch to improve the
strength properties of
paper products. The polymers of the present invention can also be used in
combination with an
anionic polymer, such as a polyacrylic acid, a copolymer of acrylamide and
acrylic acid, or a
carboxylmethyl cellulose; a cationic polymer such as a crosslinked
polyamidoamine, a
polydiallyldimethylarnrnonium chloride, or a polyamine; to form a
polyelectrolyte complex to
improve the strength properties of paper products. The polymers of the present
invention can also be
used in combination with polymeric aldehyde-functional compounds, such as
glyoxalated
polyacrylamides, aldehyde celluloses and aldehyde functional polysaccharides.
Individual
compositions or any combination of different compositions may be applied
together with the
polymers of the present invention, or may be applied sequentially before or
after the application of the
polymers of the present invention. Individual compositions may be blended
together with the
polymers of the present invention to form a blended composition prior to use.
[0067] The embodiments of the invention are defined in the following Examples.
It should be
understood that these Examples are given by way of illustration only. Thus
various modifications of
the present invention in addition to those shown and described herein will be
apparent to those skilled
in the art from the foregoing description. Although the invention has been
described with reference to
particular means, materials and embodiments, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited to
the particulars disclosed, and extends to all equivalents within the scope of
the appended claims.
EXAMPLES
[0068] Polyvinylamine is abbreviated as PVAm. In the following examples, PVAm
alkylated with an
allcylating agent containing a cationic functional group may be described, for
example, as PVAni
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quaternary ammonium (24) The number in the parentheses represents the mole %
of 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylamrnonium chloride used in the reaction relative to
vinylamine units. When
these PVAm quaternary ammonium derivatives are also acylated with succinic
anhydride, they may
be described as, for example, succinyl PVAm quaternary ammonium (10:20). The
numbers 10 and 20
in the parentheses respectively represent the mole % of succinic anhydride and
3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride used in the reaction relative to
vinylamine units. If the
reaction efficiency is 100%, 10 mole % of the vinylamine units in the
polyvinylamine are acylated by
succinic anhydride and 20 mole % are allcylated by 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium
chloride. The remaining unreacted vinylamine units in this polyvinylamine
derivative would be 70
mole %. As another example, succinyl PVAm (36), indicates that succinic
anhydride is used for the
reaction at 36 mole % relative to vinylamine units. When PVAm quaternary
ammonium derivatives
are also alkylated with an alkyl glycidyl ether, they may be described as, for
example, as C4-PVAm
quaternary ammonium (1: 24). The numbers in the parentheses indicate that a C4
alkyl glycidyl ether
or butyl alkyl glycidyl ether is used at a 1 mole % relative to vinylamine
units while 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride is used at 24 mole %.
[0069] Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) was used to measure molecular
weight. The analysis
was accomplished using gel permeation columns (CATSEC 4000 + 1000 + 300 + 100)
and Waters
515 series chromatographic equipment with a mixture of 1 % NaNO3/0.1 %
Trifluoroacetic acid in
50:50 H20:CH3CN as the mobile phase. The flow rate was 1.0 rnL/min. The
detector was a Hewlett
Packard 1047A differential refractometer. Column temperature was set at 40 C
and the detector
temperature was at 35 C. The number average (Mn) and weight average molecular
weight (Mw) of
the polymers were calculated relative to the commercially available narrow
molecular weight standard
poly(2-vinyl pyridine).
[0070] The charge densities (Miltek) of the ionized polymers in the present
invention were measured
at pH 7.0 using a colloid titration method. Charge density (meq/g) is the
amount of cationic charge per
unit weight, in milliequivalents per gram of product solids. The polymer
sample is titrated with
potassium polyvinyl sulfate (PVSK) to a 0 mV potential with an autotitrator
(Brinkmann Titrino) at a
fixed titration rate (0.1 InL/dose, 5 sec) and a Miitek particle charge
detector (Model PCD 03, BTG,
Muetek Analytic Inc., 2141 Kingston Ct., Marietta, GA, USA) is used for end
point detection.
[0071] Brookfield viscosity (BV) was measured using a DV-II Viscometer
(Brookfield Viscosity
Lab, Middleboro, MA). A selected spindle (number 2) was attached to the
instrument, which was set
for a speed of 30 RPM. The reaction solution is prepared at a specific solid
content. The Brookfield
viscosity spindle was carefully inserted into the solution so as not to trap
any air bubbles and then
rotated at the above-mentioned speed for 3 minutes at 24 C. The units are in
centipoises (cps).
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[0072] Active polymer in the polymers of the present invention represents the
total weight as a
percentage in a solution of all the monomers and modifying compounds used for
making such a
polymer on dry basis. For example, N-vinylforrnamide is the monomer precursor
for polyvinylamine
and has molecular weight of 71.1. Thus, a 100 g polyvinylamine solution
containing a polymer
originally made with 7.11 g of N-vinylforrnamide has 7.11 % active polymer.
EXAMPLE 1 ¨ PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (25)
[0073] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363 paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated, 12 % active polymer, 300 g) in a IL reaction flask was
added aqueous sodium
hydroxide to raise the pH to 12Ø The. reaction mixture was heated to 50 C
and then 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (Quat 188, available from Dow
Chemical Company, 69
% active, 34.8 g) was added over 10 minutes while the pH was maintained in the
range of from 11.5
to 12.0 with aqueous sodium hydroxide. The resulting mixture was stirred at 50
C for 3 hours and the
pH was maintained in the range of from 11.0 to 11.5 using 25 % aqueous sodium
hydroxide. After
cooling to ambient temperature, the pH was adjusted to 8.5 with aqueous
hydrochloric acid to give the
final product with total solids of 27.5 % and total active polymer of 14.9%.
The charge density
measured 7.77 meq/g at pH 7Ø Brookfield viscosity is 511 cps. SEC: Mw:
383,000; Mw/Mn: 4.17.
SEC of polyvinylamine (Hercobond 6363): Mw: 306,000; Mw/Mn: 4.62.
[0074] Examples 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 in Tablet were prepared as described in
Example 1 using
different molar ratios of 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl-ammoniun chloride
(Quat 188, Dow
Chemical Company, 65% active, 27.7 g) to polyvinylamine (Hercobond 6363 paper
performance
additive, available from, Hercules, 12% active polymer).
Table 1. Polyvinylamine Derivative with Pendent Quaternary Ammonium
Active
Polymer CD Viscosity
Examples Compositions (meq/g) (cps)
Example 1-1 PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (34) 16.5 7.09 447
Example 1-2 PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (38) 16.0 6.83 470
Example 1-3 PVArn Quaternary Ammonium (63) 21.7 5.02 509
EXAMPLE 2¨ PVAm Tertiary amine (41)
[0075] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363 paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated, 12 % active polymer, 325 g) in a IL reaction flask was
added aqueous sodium
hydroxide to raise the pH to 11.5. 2-(diethylamino)ethyl chloride HC1
(available from Aldrich
Chemical Company, 100 %, 39 g) was added over 10 minutes at 23 C while the pH
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in the range of from 11.5 to 12.0 using 25 % aqueous sodium hydroxide. The
resulting mixture was
heated to 60 C and stirred at this temperature for 3 hours and the pH was
maintained in the range of
from 11.0 to 11.5 using 25 % aqueous sodium hydroxide. After cooling to
ambient temperature, the
pH was adjusted to 8.0 to give the final product with total active polymer of
15.8 %. Brookfield
viscosity is 625 cps.
EXAMPLE 3 ¨ C4-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (6:25)
[0076] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363 paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated, 1204 active polymer, 300 g) in a IL reaction flask was
added aqueous sodium
hydroxide to raise the pH to 12Ø The reaction mixture was heated to 50 C
and butyl glycidyl ether
(available from SaChem, 991'o, 4 g) was added over 10 minutes followed by 3-
chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (Quat 188, available from Dow
Chemical Company,
69% active, 34.8 g) while the pH was maintained in the range of from 11.5 to
12.0 with aqueous
sodium hydroxide. The resulting mixture was stirred at 50 C for 4 hours and
the was maintained
in the range of from 11.0 to 11.5 using 25 % aqueous sodium hydroxide. After
cooling to ambient
temperature, the pH was adjusted to 8.3 to give the final product with total
active polymer of 13.7 %.
The charge density measured 6.5 meq/g at pH 7Ø Brookfield viscosity is 520
cps. SEC: Mw:
378,000; Mw/Mn: 3.96.
EXAMPLE 4¨ C8-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4:25)
[0077] To a polyvinylamine: solution (Hercobond 6363 paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated, 12 A) active polymer, 300 g) in a IL reaction flask
was added aqueous sodium
hydroxide to raise the pH to 12Ø The reaction mixture was heated to 50 C and
2-ethylhexylglycidyl
ether (2-EHGE) (available from SaChem, 99 %, 2 g) was added over 10 minutes
followed by 3-
chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (Quat 188, available from
Dow Chemical
Company, 69% active, 34.8 g) while the pH was maintained in the range of from
11.5 to 12.0 with
aqueous sodium hydroxide. The resulting mixture was stirred at 50 C for 4
hours and the pH was
maintained in the range of from 11.0 to 11.5 using 25 % aqueous sodium
hydroxide. After cooling to
ambient temperature, the pH was adjusted to 8.0 to give the final product with
total active polymer of
12.4%. The charge density measured 7.5 meq/g at pH 7Ø Brookfield viscosity
is 530 cps. SEC: Mw:
650,000; Mw/Mn: 8.29.
EXAMPLE 5¨ Succinyl-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/38)
[0078] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated, 12 % active polymer, 150 g) in a 500 rnL reaction flask
was added aqueous
sodium hydroxide to raise the pH to 12Ø The reaction mixture was heated to
50 C and 3-chloro-2-
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hydroxypropyltrimethylarnmonium chloride (Quat 0188, Dow Chemical Company, 65
% active, 27.7
g) was added in 2 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred at 50 C for 2
hours while the pH was
maintained in the range of from 11.5 to 12.0 using 50 % aqueous sodium
hydroxide. After cooling to
ambient temperature, the pH was adjusted to 8.0 with aqueous hydrochloric
acid, followed by
addition of succinic anhydride (Aldrich Chemical Co., 1 g). The reaction
mixture was stirred at a
temperature in the range of from 24 C to 30 C for 1 hour and the pH was
maintained in the range of
from 7.0 to 8.0 using aqueous sodium hydroxide. The final product was obtained
with total solids of
30% and total active polymer of 19.0%. The charge density measured 6.4 meq/g
at pH 7Ø
Brookfield viscosity is 690 cps; SEC: Mw: 440,000; Mw/Mn: 4.85. SEC of
polyvinylamine
(Hercobond 6363): Mw: 306,000; Mw/Mn: 4.62.
[0079] Examples 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, and 5-6 in Table II were prepared as
described in Example 5
using different molar ratios of succinic anhydride and 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium
chloride (Quate188, Dow Chemical Company, 65 % active, 27.7 g) to
polyvinylamine (Hercobond
6363, paper performance additive, available from Hercules Incorporated, 12 %
active polymer).
[0080] SEC of succinyl-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4:23): Mw: 390,000; Mw/Mn:
5.22. SEC of
succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (16:17): Mw: 437,000; Mw/Mn: 5.23.
Table H. Succinyl-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium Compositions
Active
polymer CD Viscosity
Examples Compositions (meq/g) (cps)
Example 5-1 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4:34) 15.5 6.09
391
Example 5-2 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4:25) 15.0 6.32 507
Example 5-3 Succinyl PVArn Quaternary Ammonium (4:23) 11.9 6.77 380
Example 5-4 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (16:17) 13.0 4.57 600
Example 5-5 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (20:15) 12.3 4.58 650
Example 5-6 Succinyl P'VAtn Quaternary Ammonium (24:13) 11.2 3.07
670
EXAMPLE 6¨ Succinyl-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (8:25)
[0081] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated 12 % active polymer, 300 g) in a IL reaction flask was
added aqueous sodium
hydroxide to raise the pH to 12,0. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 C and
then 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (Qua 188, Dow Chemical Company, 69 %
active, 34.8
g) was added in 2 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred at 70 C for 1 hour
while the pH was
maintained in the range of from 11.5 to 12.0 using 50% aqueous sodium
hydroxide. After cooling,
the pH was adjusted to 8.0 and succinic anhydride (Aldrich Chemical Company, 4
g) was added. The
reaction mixture was stirred at a temperature in the range of from 24 C to 30
C for 2 hours and the
pH was maintained in the range of from 7.0 to 8.0 using aqueous sodium
hydroxide. After diluting
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with water, the final product was obtained with a total active polymer of
approximately 14.5%.
Brookfield viscosity is 810 cps. SEC: Mw: 404,000; Mw/Mn: 4.95. Charge
density: 5.9 meq/g (pH
7.0).
= EXAMPLE 7¨ Maleyl-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4:38)
[0082] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated 12% active polymer, 300 g) in a IL reaction flask was
added aqueous sodium
hydroxide to raise the pH to 12Ø The reaction mixture was heated to 50 C and
then 3-chloro-2-
hydroxypropyltrimethylamrnonium chloride (Quat 188, Dow Chemical Company, 69
% active, 52.2
g) was added in 2 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred at 50 C for 2
hours while the pH was
maintained in the range of from 11.5 to 12.0 using 50% aqueous sodium
hydroxide. After cooling,
the pH was adjusted to 8.0 and maleic anhydride (Aldrich Chemical Company, 2
g) was added. The
reaction mixture was stirred at a temperature in the range of from 24 C to 30
C for 1 hour and the
pH was maintained in the range of from 7.0 to 8.0 using aqueous sodium
hydroxide. The final product
is obtained with a total solid of 30 % and a total active polymer of 19.0%.
The charge density was
6.14 meq/g (pH 7.0).
EXAMPLE 8¨ Succinyl-PVArn (36)
[0083] A polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance additive,
available from
Hercules Incorporated 12 % active, 500 g) in a 1L reaction flask at pH 8.5 was
heated to 40 C and
then succinic anhydride (Aldrich Chemical Company, 30 g) was added in 45
minutes while the pH
was maintained in the range of from 7.0 to 8.0 with 50 % aqueous sodium
hydroxide. During the
reaction, 90 g of water was added at 40 C to reduce the viscosity and pH was
maintained in the range
of from 7.0 to 8.0 with aqueous sodium hydroxide. The final product had 12 %
active polymer.
Brookfield viscosity is 1210 cps. Charge density: 0.38 meq/g (pH 7.0).
=
[0084] Examples 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5, and 8-6 in Table III are prepared as
described in Example 8
using different molar ratios of succinic anhydride to polyvinylamine
(Hercobond 6363, paper
performance additive, available from Hercules Incorporated, 12 % active
polymer).
Table ilL Succinyl PVAm Compositions
Active Viscosity
Examples Compositions polymer (%) CD (meq/g) (cps)
Example 8-1 Succinyl PVAm (18) 13.0 4.90 3100
Example 8-2 Succinyl PVAm (24) 14.2 2.88 3690
Example 8-3 Succinyl PVAm (32) 13.9 3054
Example 8-4 Succinyl PVAm (40) 14.6 2629
Example 8-5 Succinyl PVAm (48) 13.5 -0.91 2490
Example 8-6 Succinyl PVAm (56) 14.8 -2.08 3639
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EXAMPLE 9¨ Maleyl-PVAm (85)
[0085] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated 12 % active, 150 g) in a 500 mL reaction flask at pH 7.0
at room temperature
was added maleic anhydride (Aldrich Chemical Company, 21.5 g) over 35 minutes
while the pH was
maintained at 7.0 with 10 % aqueous sodium hydroxide. The mixture was stirred
at room temperature
for 2 hours while water was added to reduce the viscosity and the pH was
maintained at around 7Ø
The mixture was adjusted to pH 4.0 with aqueous hydrochloric acid to give the
final product
containing 117% active polymer.
Example 10 ¨ Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (18:18)
[0086] A stirred solution of polyvinyl amine (Hercobond 6363, Hercules, Inc.,
250 g) heated to 50
C in a 500-mL flask was adjusted to 10 by treatment with 50% aqueous sodium
hydroxide. Over
8 minutes, 3-chlom-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (Quat 1880, Dow
Chemical
Company, 65 weight % aqueous solution, 22.05 g) was added and the resulting
mixture stirred for 2 h.
To this was added in one portion 2-(diethylamino)ethyl chloride hydrochloride
(DEC, Sigma-Aldrich,
13.11 g), followed by distilled water (10 g). The pH was adjusted to 10 with
50% aqueous sodium
hydroxide and stirred for 2.5 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature
and adjusted to pH 7.5
with concentrated hydrochloric acid to give a product with a total solids
content of 27.8% and a
calculated active solids content of 17.5%. Brookfield viscosity (30 rpm,
spindle 3): 678 cps; Charge
density: 8.70 meq/g at pH 7Ø
[0087] Examples 10-1 and It 0-2, were prepared as described in Example 10
example using different
molar ratios of Quat 188 and DEC to polyvinylamine.
Table 111-(A) Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium Compositions
Example Compositions Active CD Viscosity
polymer % (meq/g) (cps)
Example 10-1 Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium 17.7 8.31 733
(33.3:3.3)
Example 10-2 Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium 19.9 6.90 671
(44:10)
Example 11 ¨ Tertiary PVAm Methyl Carboxylic Acid (29:7)
[0088] A stirred solution of polyvinyl amine (250 g) heated to 50 C in a 500-
mL flask was adjusted
to pH 10 by treatment with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide. To this was added DEC
(21.44 g) in one
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portion, followed by distilled water (20 g). The pH was adjusted to 10 with
50% aqueous sodium
hydroxide. After stirring for 3 h, sodium chloroacetate (Sigma-Aldrich, 3.44
g) was added and the
mixture was stirred for 4 h more. The mixture was cooled to room temperature
and adjusted to pH 8
with concentrated hydrochloric acid to give a product with a total solids
content of 36.6% and a
calculated active solids content of 16.4%. Brookfield viscosity (30 rpm,
spindle 3) is 696 cps; Charge
density 6.06 meq/g at p1-1 7Ø
Example 12 ¨ Quaternary PVArn Methyl Carboxylic Acid (29:7)
[0089] A stirred solution of polyvinyl amine (250 g) heated to 50 C in a 500-
triL flask was adjusted
to pH 10 by treatment with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide. Over 10 minutes, Quat
1880 (36.06 g)
was added and the resulting mixture stirred for 2 h. The pH was maintained at
10 using 50% aqueous
sodium hydroxide. To this was added sodium chloroacetate (Sigma-Aldrich, 3.22
g) in one portion,
followed by distilled water (15 g). The mixture was stirred 4 h more. The
mixture was cooled to
room temperature and adjusted to pH 4.8 with concentrated hydrochloric acid to
give a product with a
total solids content of 16.2% and a calculated active solids content of
38.85%. Brookfield viscosity
(30 rpm, spindle 3): 608 cps.
EXAMPLE 13¨ Glucose (28%)-PVAm
[0090] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated 12 % active, 166.7 g) in a 500 nil, reaction flask at pH
9.0 at room temperature
was added glucose (8.6 g) dissolved in 66 g water over 10 minutes. The
resulting mixture was stirred
23 C for 2 hours. The product had 14.0% active polymer, pH 7.9. Brookfield
viscosity was 352 cps.
EXAMPLE 14¨ Lactose (20%)-PVAm
[0091] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated 12% active, 240.6 g) in a 500 mL reaction flask at pH
12.0 at room
temperature was added lactose (8.0 g) dissolved in 37 g water over 10 minutes.
The resulting mixture
was stirred 35C for 1 hour. The mixture was adjusted to pH 8.0 with 20.9 g of
37.5% HCI and diluted
with water to give the final product containing 12% active polymer. Brookfield
viscosity was 1856
cps.
EXAMPLE 15¨ Maltodextrin (33%)-PVArn
[0092] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated 12 % active, 188 g) in a 500 mL reaction flask at pH
11.8 at room temperature
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was added a maltodextrin (Maltrin M200, Grain Processing Corp., 12.5 g)
dissolved in 67.4 g water
over 10 minutes. The resulting mixture was stirred at 350 C for 75 minutes.
The mixture was adjusted
to pH 8.0 with 17.3 g of 37.5% HCI and diluted with water to give the final
product containing 12%
active polymer. Charge density: 4.26 meq/g; Brookfield viscosity was 704 cps.
EXAMPLE 16¨ Maltodextrin (12.5%)-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (25)
[0093] To a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper performance
additive, available from
Hercules Incorporated 12 % active polymer, 270.7 g) in a IL reaction flask, at
pH 12.5, was added 3-
chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (Qua& 188, Dow Chemical
Company, 65 %
active, 36.9 g) over 30 minutes at 50 C. Then a maltodextrin (Maltrin M200,
Grain Processing Corp.,
10.0 g) dissolved in 172 g water was added over 30 minutes at 50C, followed by
the addition of 10 g =
of 50% NaOH in 30 minutes. The resulting mixture was stirred at 50C for 2
hours, and then cooled to
room temperature. The pH was adjusted to 7.5 using 27.6 g of 37.5% HCI. The
material was diluted
with 55.7 g of water to give the final product containing 12% active polymer.
SEC: Mw: 338,000;
Mw/Mn: 7.25. Brookfield viscosity was 189 cps.
Example I 7 ¨ Quaternary PVAm Acetamide (29:7)
[0094] A stirred solution of polyvinyl amine (Hercobond 6363, Hercules, Inc.,
250 g) heated to 50
C in a 500-mL flask was adjusted to pH 10 by treatment with 50% aqueous sodium
hydroxide. Over
8 minutes, 3-chlorohydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (Quat 1880, Dow
Chemical
Company, 65 weight % aqueous solution, 36.06 g) was added and the resulting
mixture stirred for 2 h.
To this was added in one portion chloroacetamide (Sigma-Aldrich, 2.65 g),
followed by distilled
water (6 g). After stirring for 2.5 h more, the mixture was cooled to room
temperature and adjusted to
pH 7.5 with concentrated hydrochloric acid to give a product with a calculated
active solids content of
16.3%. Brookfield viscosity: 697 cps; SEC: Mw: 414,000 Mw/M.: 5.59; Charge
density: 6.88 meq/g
at pH 8Ø This product did not meet the gelation stability target and had a
viscosity greater than 1500
cps within two months. Portions of this product were further acidified and had
good stability at pH
<5.
Example 18¨ PVAm Acetamide (29)
[0095] A stirred solution of polyvinyl amine (Hercobond 6363, Hercules, Inc.,
250 g) heated to 50
C in a 500-mL flask was adjusted to pH 8.0 by treatment with 50% aqueous
sodium hydroxide. To
this was added in one portion chloroacetamide (Sigma-Aldrich, 11.656 g),
followed by distilled water
(14 g). After stirring for 1 h more, the mixture was diluted with 50 g
distilled water. The reaction
mixture was stirred 4 h more, then cooled to room temperature and adjusted to
pH 4.5 with
concentrated hydrochloric acid to give a product with a total solids content
of 25.9% and a calculated
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active solids content of 11.6%. Brookfield viscosity: 505 cps.
Example 19¨ Tertiary PVArnidine (29)
[0096] A stirred solution of approximately 50% hydrolyzed polyvinyl formamide
(Hercobond
6350, Hercules, Inc., 250 g) heated to 50 C in a 500-mL flask was adjusted to
pH 11.0 by treatment
with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide. To this was added in one portion DEC (Sigma-
Aldrich, 21.460
g), followed by distilled water (23 g). After this addition was complete, the
pH was adjusted to 10
with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide. The mixture was stirred for 2 h more, then
cooled to room
temperature and adjusted to pH 7.5 with concentrated hydrochloric acid to give
a product with a total
solids content of 23.4% and a calculated active solids content of 14.8%.
Brookfield viscosity: 550
cps; SEC: My: 356,000 M,,,/M,,: 1.90; Charge density: 7.41 meq/g at pH 7Ø
Example 20 ¨ PVAmidine Quaternary Ammonium (29)
[0097] A stirred solution of approximately 50% hydrolyzed polyvinyl formamide
(Hercobond
6350, Hercules, Inc., 250 g) heated to 50 C in a 500-mL flask was adjusted to
pH 10.4 by treatment
with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide. To this was added QuagED 188 (65% solution,
36.57 g),
dropwise over 10 min. After this addition was complete, the pH was adjusted to
10 with 50% aqueous
sodium hydroxide. The mixture was stirred for 4 h more, then cooled to room
temperature and
adjusted to pH 7.5 with concentrated hydrochloric acid to give a product with
a calculated active
solids content of 17.8%. Brookfield viscosity: 885 cps.
Example 21 ¨ Tertiary PVAmidine Aeetamide (29:7)
[0098] A stirred solution of approximately 50% hydrolyzed polyvinyl formamide
(Hercobond
6350, Hercules, Inc., 250 g) heated to 50 C in a 500-mL flask was adjusted to
pH 7.5 by treatment
with concentrated hydrochloric acid. To this was added in one portion
chloroacetarnide (Sigma- .
Aldrich, 11.642 g), followed by distilled water (7 g). After stirring for 1 h
more, the mixture was
diluted with 50 g distilled water. The reaction mixture was stirred 2.5 h,
then was treated with DEC
(6.35 g) and distilled water 02 g). The pH was adjusted to 7.8, and the
mixture stirred 2 h more, after
which it was cooled to room temperature and adjusted to pH 4.5 with
concentrated hydrochloric acid
to give a product with a total solids content of 18.07% and a calculated
active solids content of 13.3%.
Brookfield viscosity: 239 cps.
EXAMPLE 22¨ Chloropropanediol modified PVAm
[0099] To 208.9 g of a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper
performance additive,
available from Hercules Incorporated) in a 500-mL reaction flask, at pH 11.8,
was added 84.34 g of
water and 9.78 g of 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropanol (chloropropanediol, CPD,
Aldrich Chemical
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Company) at 25 C. After 22 hours, the pH had dropped to 10.0 and the product
was bottled. GC
analysis indicated 277 ppm of residual CPD.
EXAMPLE 23 ¨ Chloropropanediol modified PVAm (used 2 times higher CPD:PVAm
ratio relative
to Example 22)
[0100] To 160.3 g of a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper
performance additive, .
available from Hercules Incorporated) in a 500-mL reaction flask, at pH 11.8,
was added 124.7 g of
water. The solution was heated to 60 C and then 15.0 g of CPD was added over
5 minutes. After 6
hours, the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to ambient temperature (21 C)
overnight. The pH
had dropped to 8.8 and the product was bottled. GC analysis indicated 1373 ppm
of residual CPD.
EXAMPLE 24 ¨ Chloropropanediol modified PVAm (used 4 times higher CPD:PVArn
ratio relative
to Example 22)
[0101] To 109.35 g of a polyvinylamine solution (Hercobond 6363, paper
performance additive,
available from Hercules Incorporated) in a 500-mL reaction flask, at pH 11.8,
was added 170.18 g of
water. The solution was heated to 60 C and then 20.49 g of CPD was added over
7 minutes. After 6
hours, the reaction mixture was allowed to cool to ambient temperature (21 C)
overnight. The pH
had dropped to 8.1 and the product was bottled. GC analysis indicated 22,340
ppm of residual CPD.
COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1 - Poly(Vinylamine-co-Acrylic Acid) (80:20)
[0102] To a reaction flask equipped with a stirrer was charged 771.5 g of
distilled water, 0.99 g of
75% phosphoric acid and 0.68 g of 50% sodium hydroxide solution. The resulting
mixture was heated
to 70 C under a steam of nitrogen. When temperature reached to 70 C, a
solution of 50 g of water,
30 g of acrylic acid and 33.3 g of 50% sodium hydroxide solution, and 118.2 g
of N-vinylformamide,
and a solution of 18.5 g of water and 0.037 g of 2, 2'-azobis(2-
methylpropionamidine)
dihydrochloride were added simultaneously thought three separated dropping
funnels and the
addition took 2 hours. After the end of the monomer addition, a solution of
0.11 g of 2,2'-azobis(2-
methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride in 55.6 g of water was added in 1 hour.
The reaction mixture
was then stirred for a further 4 hours at 70 C and was finally diluted with
586 g of water, followed by
the addition of 5 g of 0.5% sodium bisulfite solution. To the resulting
mixture was added 800 g of
10% sodium hydroxide in the course of 20 minutes. The reaction mixture was
heated at 70 C for 6
hours and was cooled to room temperature, and 40 g of 37.5% hydrochloric acid
were added. The
solution has the active polymer at 6.06% and pH at 7.6. Brookfield viscosity
is 520 cps. The charge
density of the copolymer is 1.8 meq/g (at pH 7.0)
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COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 2 . Poly(Vinylamine-co-Acrylic Acid) (30:70)
[0103] To a reaction flask equipped with a stirrer was charged 683 g of
distilled water, 0.953 g of
75% phosphoric acid and 0.654 g of 50% sodium hydroxide solution. The
resulting mixture was
heated to 70 C under a stream of nitrogen. When temperature reached to 70 C, a
solution of 167 g of
water, 100 g of acrylic acid and 110.8 g of 50% sodium hydroxide solution, and
42.2 g of N-
vinylformamide, and a solution of 18 g of water and 0.036 g of 2, 21-azobis(2-
methylpropionamidine)
dihydrochloride were added simultaneously thought three separated dropping
funnels and the addition
took 2 hours. After the end of the monomer addition, a solution of 0.18 g of
2,2'-azobis(2-
methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride in 56 g of water was added in 1 hour.
The reaction mixture
was then stirred for a further 4 hours at 70 C and was finally diluted with
365 g of water, followed by
the addition of 5 g of 0.5% sodium bisulfite solution. To the resulting
mixture was added 69.5 g of
37.5% hydrochloric acid. The reaction mixture was heated at 70 C for 8 hours
and was cooled to
room temperature, and 242.7 g of a 20% sodium hydroxide were added. The
solution has the active
polymer at 7.68% and pH at 7.6. Brookfield viscosity is 860 cps. The charge
density of the copolymer
is -1.2 meq/g (at pll 7.0)
EXAMPLE 25 ¨ Evaluation as Dry Strength Additives in Papermaking Applications
[0104] The dry strengths of papers made with the polyvinylamine derivatives of
the above examples
are compared with the dry strengths of paper made with a benchmark dry
strength resin
polyvinylamine (Hercobond 6363 paper performance additive, available from
Hercules
Incorporated).
[0105] Linerboard paper is made using a papermaking machine. The paper pulp is
a 100% recycled
medium with 50 ppm hardness, 25 ppm alkalinity, 2.5 % GPC DI 5F and 2000 uS/cm
conductivity.
The system pH is 7.0 and the pulp freeness is 350-420 CSF with the stock
temperature at 52 C. The
basis weight is 100 lbs per 3000 ft2. Polyvinylamine derivatives prepared-in
the above examples are
added as dry strength agents to the wet end of the papermaking machine at the
level of 0.1, or 0.2, or
0.3 weight % of active polymer versus dry paper pulp. The paper is cured at 80
C for 0.5 hour. Dry
tensile strength, Ring Crush and Mullen Burst are used to measure the dry
strength effects.
[0106] The dry strength test results are shown below in Table IV. Performances
of the
polyvinylamine derivatives are expressed as a percentage increase over the dry
strength of paper made
with polyvinylamine (Hercobonde 6363 paper performance additive, available
from Hercules
Incorporated).
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Table IV. Dry Strength Performances of Polyvinylamine Derivatives versus
Polyvinylamine
Products Compositions Mullen Ring Dry
Burst Crush Tensile
Benchmark PVAm (Hercobond 6363) 100 100 100
Example 1 PVAnt Quaternary Ammonium (25) 114.7 104.7 100.3
Example 1-1 PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (34)
112.6 96.7 99.5
Example 1-2 PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (38)
102.1 102.7 108.6
Example 2 PVAm Tertiary amine (41) 105.8 99.4 102.1
Example 3 C4-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (6:25) 101.4 103.8 104.4
Example 4 C8-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4:25) 99.6 100.9 106.1
Example 5 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/38) 106.1 97.2
103.5
Example 5-1 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/34) 106.0 91.5
101.2
Example 5-2 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium
(4/25) 110.1 101.1 101.1
Example 7 Maleyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/38) 95.2 100.2 106.5
Example 8 Succinyl PVAm (36) 103.6 97.7 97.8
Example 8-1 Succinyl PVAm (18) 98.6 97.8 95.4
[0107] For Table IV the data was evaluated using 0.1 weight % of active
polymer versus dry paper
pulp.
[0108] Table IV compares representative polymers of the present invention with
polyvinylamine
(Hercobond 6363). PVAm quaternary ammonium, PVAm tertiary amine, and succinyl
PVAm
quaternary ammonium derivatives of polyvinylamine give equivalent or slightly
better dry strength
performances than those of polyvinylamine in Mullen Burst, Ring Crush and Dry
Tensile. Table IV
illustrates that succinyl-PVAm quaternary ammonium (4/25) (Example 5-2) gives
a 10 %
improvement over polyvinylamine in Mullen Burst and a 1 % improvement over
polyvinylamine in
both Ring Crush and Dry Tensile. Succinyl-PVAm performs comparably to
polyvinylamine in Mullen
Burst, but is slightly less effective than polyvinylamine in Ring Crush and
Dry Tensile strength. It
should be noted that even in the examples where performance is less than the
Hercobond 6363 dry-
strength additive benchmark the performance is better than the blank (without
additives) and the
examples have improved cost effectiveness relative to Hercobond 6363.
Table V. Dry Strength Performances of Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium versus
Polyvinylamine
Example Compositions Mullen Ring Dry
Burst Crush Tensile
Example 10 Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium 105 110 108
(18:18)
Example 10-1 Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium 105 104 110
(33.3:3.3)
Example 10-2 Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium 102 107 109
(44:10)
[0109] For Table V the data was evaluated using 0.3 weight % of active polymer
versus dry paper
pulp.
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[0110] Table V compares representative tertiary PVAm quaternary arrunonium
polymers of the
present invention with polyvinylamine (Hercobond 6363). All the three
tertiary PVAm quaternary
ammonium derivative had better dry strength performances than the
polyvinylarnine in all the three
dry strength tests, Mullen Burst, Ring Crush and Dry Tensile.
Table 'VI. Dry Strength Performances of Oligosaccharides Modified
Polyvinylamine
Products Compositions Mullen Ring Dry
Burst Crush Tensile
Benchmark PVAm (Hercobond 6363) 100 100 100
Example 14 Lactose (20%)-PVAm 107.1 104.6 101.1
Example 15 Maltodextrin (33 %)-PVAm 104.7 108.0 100.0
Example 16 Maltodextrin (12.5%)-PVAm Quaternary 102.2 109.3
101.4
Ammonium (25)
[0111] For Table VI the data was evaluated using 0.3 weight % of active
polymer versus dry paper
pulp.
[0112] Table VI shows comparable or better dry strength efficiency of
monosaccharide or
oligosaccharides modified polyvinylamine derivatives compared to Hercobone
6363 dry-strength
additive in all the three tests.
Table VII. Dry Strength Performances of Modified Polyvinylamine and
Polyvinylamidine
Example Compositions Mullen Ring Dry
Burst Crush Tensile
Example 17 Quaternary PVAm Acetamide (29:7) 97.0 101.3 103.4
Example 18 PVAm Acetamide (29) 102.3 105.0 96.5
Example 19 Tertiary PVAmidine (29) 84.8 98.5 97.3
Example 20 PVAmidine Quaternary Ammonium 106.5 97.2 103.5
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Example 21 Tertiary PVArnidine Acetamide (29:7) 104.1 103.8 99.9
[0113] For Table VII the data was evaluated using 0.3 weight % of active
polymer versus dry paper
pulp, against Hercobond 6363 at the same additive level.
[0114] Table VII shows comparable or better dry strength performance of two
chloroacetarnide
alkylated polyvinylamine derivatives and three alkylated polyvinylamidine
derivatives as compared to
Hercobond 6363 dry-strength additive in all the three tests.
Table VIM Dry Strength Performances of
Poly(Vinylamine-co-Acrylic Acid) vs. Polyvinylamine
Products Compositions Mullen Ring Dry
Burst Crush Tensile
Benchmark PVAm (Hercobone 6363) 100 100 100
Comp. Example 1 Poly(vinylamine-co-acrylic acid) (80:20)
100 93 91
. Comp. Example 2 Poly(vinylamine-co-acrylic
acid) (30:70) 92 87 95
[0115] Table VIII the data was evaluated using 0.2 weight % of active polymer
versus dry paper
pulp.
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[0116] The results in Table VIII show dry strength performances of amphoteric
poly(vinylamine-co-
acrylic acid), prepared similar to as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,530,907,
compared to PVAm
(Hercobond e 6363). The results indicate that these prior art copolymers are
not as effective as
homopolymer, polyvinylamine in dry strength performance.
EXAMPLE 26-. Evaluation as Drainage Aids in Papermaking Applications
[0117] Drainage efficiency and fixative properties of the polyvinylamine
derivatives alkylated with
cationic groups prepared in the above examples were also compared using the
Canada Freeness Test
Method with Hercobond 6363 dry strength resin and a blank. The turbidities of
the filtrates were also
measured to estimate fixative properties of the polymers. The dose of active
polymer for all the
additives was 0.1, or 0.2 or 0.3 weight % based on the dry pulp. The results
are summarized in Table
V and the drainage performances of these compositions are expressed as
percentage increase over the
blank.. The fixative properties of the compositions are expressed as
percentage of remaining turbidity
based on that of the control in the absence of a resin. The lower the
percentage, the more efficient the
composition is as a fixative agent
Table IX. Drainage and Fixative Properties of
Polyvinylamine Derivatives with Pendent Cationic Group
Products Freeness
improvement Remaining
Compositions vs. blank, % Turbidity, %
Benchmark PVAm (Hercobonde 6363) 141.3 45.7
Example I PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (25) 134.1 43.8
Example 1-1 PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (34) .. 122.2
Example 1-2 PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (38) 124.4 42.7
Example 2 PVAm Tertiary Amine (41) 135.3 39.2
Example 3 C4-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (6:25) 117.1 47.1
Example 4 C8-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4:25) 112.5 47.0
[0118] For Table IX the data was evaluated using 0.2 weight % of active
polymer versus dry paper
pulp.
[0119] In Table IX, the higher the percentage in freeness and the lower
percentage in turbidity, the
better the performance. This evaluation shows that all of the PVAm derivatives
alkylated with
cationic groups improved drainage performance of the pulp from 12 % to 35 %
over the blank
(without additives) under the conditions employed. Both PVAm Quaternary
Ammonium (34)
(Example 1-1) and PVAm Tertiary Amine (41) (Example 2) perform comparably to
polyvinylamine
(Hercobond 6363 dry-strength additive). It should be noted that even in the
examples where
performance is less than the Hercobond 6363 benchmark, the examples have
improved cost
effectiveness relative to Hercobond 6363. PVAm Tertiary Amine (41) (Example 2)
gives a better
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fixative property than PVAm. Under the conditions employed, PVAm Tertiary
Amine (41) lowers the
turbidity of the pulp furnish to 39% of the untreated (without additives). In
contrast, polyvinylamine
reduces the turbidity of the pulp furnish to 45.7 % of the untreated.
[0120] Drainage efficiency and fixative properties of the amphoteric
polyvinylamine derivatives
prepared in the above examples are also compared using the Canada Freeness
Test Method with
Hercobond 6363 dry strength resin and a blank. The results are surrunarized
in Table X.
Table X. Drainage and Fixative Properties of Polyvinylamine Derivatives
Products Freeness Remaining
improvement Turbidity,
Compositions vs. blank, % %
Benchmark PVAm (Hercobond 6363) 1127.8 70.4
Example 5 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/38) 113.9 87.7
Example 5-1 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/34) 113.9 82.7
Example 5-2 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/25) 122.2 69.1
Example 7 Maleyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/38) 115.3 84.0
Example 8 Succinyl PVAm (36) 103.5 98.0
Example 8-1 Succinyl PVAm (18) 97.6 104.8
[0121] For Table X the data was evaluated using 0.2 weight % of active polymer
versus dry paper
pulp.
[0122] The results in Table X show improved drainage performance from succinyl-
PVAm
quaternary ammonium and rnaleyl-PVAm quaternary ammonium (4/38) compared to
the blank
without additives. The result indicates that succinyl PVAm (18) increases the
turbidity a little, with
the remaining turbidity at 104.8%.
Table XI. Drainage and Fixative Properties of Tertiary PVAm Quaternary
Ammonium
Example Compositions Freeness Remaining
improvement Turbidity, %
vs. blank, %
Example 10 Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (18:18) 149.2 43
Example 10-1 Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (33.3:3.3) 157.1 42
Example 10-2 Tertiary PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (44:10) 161.0 49
[0123] For Table XI the data was evaluated using 0.3 weight % of active
polymer versus dry paper
pulp.
[0124] The results in Table XI show improved drainage performance from
Tertiary PVAm
Quaternary Ammonium compared to the blank without additives.
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Table XII. Drainage and Fixative Properties of Oligosaccbarides Modified
Polyvinylamine
Products Freeness
Compositions improvement Remaining
________________________________________ vs. blank, % Turbidity, %
Benchmark PVAm (Hercobond 6363) 158 41.5
Example 14 Lactose (20%)-PVAm 147 42
Example 15 Maltodextrin (33 10)-PVAm 142 51
Example 16 Maltodextrin (12.5%)-PVAm Quaternary 163 40.5
Ammonium (25)
[0125] For Table XII the data was evaluated using 0.3 weight % of active
polymer versus dry paper
pulp.
[0126] The results in Table XII show comparable drainage performance and
turbidity reduction as
compared to PVAm (Hercolbond 6363).
Table MIL Drainage and Fixative Properties of Modified Polyvinylamine
Example Compositions Freeness Remaining
improvement Turbidity, %
vs. blank, %
Benchmark PVAm (Hercobond 6363) 161.8 40.5
Benchmark PVAmidine (Hercobond 6350) 161.8 39.1
Example 17 Quaternary PVAm Acetamide (29:7) 196.8 43.6
Example 18 PVAm Acetamide (29) 159.4 25.5
Example 19 Tertiary PVAmidine (29) 141.2 55.3
Example 20 PVAmidine Quaternary Ammonium 145.5 38.3
Example 21 Tertiary PVAmidine Acetamide (29:7) 144.9 50.9
[0127] For Table XIII the data was evaluated using 0.3 weight % of active
polymer versus dry paper
pulp.
[0128] The results in Table XIII show improved drainage performance of the two
chloroacetaminde
allcylated polyvinylamine derivatives and three alkylated polyvinylamidine
derivatives compared to
the blank without additives. Quaternary PVAm Acetamide (29:7) has much better
drainage
performance than Hercobond 6363 while PVAm Acetamide (29) is the most
effective resin that
reduces turbidity of the pulp furnish.
Table XIV. Drainage and Fixation Properties of Poly(Vinylamine-co-Acrylic
Acid)
Products Freeness Remaining
improvement vs. Turbidity,
Compositions blank, %
Benchmark PVAm (Hercobond 63631 131 46
Comp. Example 1 Poly(vinylarnine-co-acrylic acid) 138 43
(80:20)
Comp. Example 2 Poly(vinylamine-co-acrylic acid) 106 105.2
(30:70)
[0129] For Table XIV the data was evaluated using 0.2 weight % of active
polymer versus dry paper
pulp.
[0130] The results in Table XIV show improved drainage performance and
turbidity reduction from
the prior art amphoteric copolymer poly(vinylamine-co-acrylic acid) (80:20)
compared to PVAm
(Hercobond 6363). The prior art amphoteric copolymer poly(vinylamine-co-
acrylic acid) (30:70)
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shows slightly improvement in drainage compared to PVAm (Hercobonce 6363) but
increases
turbidity of the pulp furnish.
EXAMPLE 27¨ Evaluations as Stickie and Pitch Control Agents in Paperrnaking
Applications
[0131] The effectiveness of polyvinylamine derivatives alkylated with cationic
groups and the
amphoteric polyvinylamine derivatives prepared in the above examples was
compared with a
benchmark product, DeTac DC 3970, a poly(vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate)-
based detackifier, for
inhibiting organic deposits and tacky contaminants.
[0132] The Pitch Deposit Test (PDT) was used for the application evaluations
and is a method used
to determine the ability of compositions to inhibit pitch deposition. The PDT
used a coupon made of
adhesive-backed tape as the depositing surface, which was submerged in a 0.5 %
bleached hardwood
pulp solution containing synthetic pitch. After 45 minutes of immersion, the
coupons were triple
rinsed with deionized water and dried. The deposition of pitch on the coupon
was determined by
collecting eight readings at 300 nm using a spectrophotometer and averaging
these values. In every
test, a control sample (no treatment) was run for comparison. The amphoteric
polyvinylamine
compositions were run at a 2 ppm concentration. The performance of the
materials is expressed as
percentage reduction of the pitch content over the blank without additives.
The dosages of materials
are based on active solids in the formulations of the compositions and the
benchmark product. The
results for two representative examples and the benchmark product are shown in
Table XV.
Table XV. Pitch Reduction (%) of Cationically Alkylated Polyvinylamine
Products Compositions PDT PDT of DeTac
(%) DC3970 (%)
Example 1-1 PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (34) 60 42
Example 1-2 PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (38) 56 42
Example 3 C4-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (6:25) 78 77
Example 4 CS-PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4:25) 65 77
Example 5 Succinyl PVAm Quaternary Ammonium (4/38) 71 70
Example 5-1 Succinyl PVAm Quatemary Ammonium (4/34) 66 70
[0133] The higher the percentage number, the better the pitch reduction
efficiency the product
provides. The results summarized in Table XV show that the polyvinylamine
derivatives give
improved or comparable performances in reducing pitch and stickies in
papermaking processes
compared to the commercial product DeTac DC3970. In the parallel experiments,
PVAm quaternary
ammonium compositions (Example 1-1 and 1-2) have 60% and 56% pitch reduction
efficiency,
respectively, as compared to DeTac DC3970 at 42%, indicating a better
performance than the
polyvinyl alcohol based detackifier, DeTac DC3970, in reducing pitch and
stickies in papennaking
process.
